- Client-centred listening
- Mindfulness practice
- Practical reflection
About Alev
Alev Butun is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She offers a calm, respectful approach and aims to tailor conversations to each person’s needs. Alev encourages people to take the first step towards feeling better and stays alongside them through that process.
Her background includes work with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She also helps with life changes, grief, career concerns and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she focuses on include codependency, communication problems, control issues and the effects of domestic violence.
In sessions she uses a mix of client-centred listening, mindfulness practices and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns and make practical changes. That can mean slow exploration of past experiences or shorter skills-based work, depending on what someone needs. She aims to make therapy a collaborative experience rather than telling people what to do.
Alev describes her style as sensitive and compassionate. She adapts the pace to match each person, offering room for emotional processing and practical steps. Many people come for relief from anxiety or overwhelm and leave with clearer ways to manage day-to-day stressors.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How Alev’s approaches translate to online counselling
Alev works with client-centred therapy by giving space for each person to lead the conversation while she offers reflective listening and gentle guidance. This helps when someone needs acceptance and a clearer sense of direction.She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and grounding practices. These techniques can be useful for stress, anxiety and managing emotional overwhelm in everyday life.
Psychodynamic ideas are brought in to look at recurring patterns and how past experiences affect current feelings. This can help people make sense of long-standing difficulties and try different responses.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adjust the focus as therapy progresses so it fits each person’s needs.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow follow-up between appointments when helpful. Registered or accredited professionals can offer the same reflective care remotely, and sessions can be shaped to match practical constraints like short breaks at work or quieter moments at home.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor address?
She works with common issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem, plus related matters like grief, career strain and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach combines client-centred listening, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns and try new ways of coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working in counselling and related settings.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can people have sessions in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; exact cost varies with location and the therapist’s scheduling arrangements.
How do I get started with therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.