Meltem Hussein, BACP

Meltem Hussein is a counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has five years' experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports those dealing with grief, parenting pressures, addictions and questions around identity and intimacy.

She describes counselling as a talking approach. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and on finding steps that feel manageable. Meltem often uses drawing and writing alongside conversation to help people notice patterns and make meaning.

Her practice draws on several therapeutic frameworks. She uses client-centred work to prioritise the person's experience and attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current responses. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and existential ideas are also part of her approach when they fit the client's needs.

Meltem has a counselling diploma and keeps up professional development through further training. She has experience in private practice and has worked in a bereavement service, helping people with loss, trauma and adjustment after major life changes.

When someone has tried therapy before without lasting change, she notes that different methods suit different people. She aims to adapt methods to the person's circumstances rather than requiring them to fit a single model. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Practical tools, reflective conversation and creative tasks are typical parts of her work. People who come to her can expect straightforward discussions about goals and realistic steps to make home life and relationships easier to manage.

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