Selim Guzel, BACP

Selim Guzel is an MSc-trained, BACP-accredited psychotherapist and counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works from a client-centered, humanistic foundation. He integrates elements from existential, Gestalt, and psychodynamic traditions to tailor an approach that respects each person’s autonomy and unique life story. With three years of clinical experience, Selim supports people presenting with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, and self-esteem difficulties, while also attending to issues such as loneliness, fatherhood challenges, immigration-related concerns, and multicultural pressures.

As someone from a multicultural background, Selim places careful attention on cross-cultural sensitivity and the ways identity and belonging shape emotional wellbeing. His practice emphasizes empathy and congruence, and he avoids one-size-fits-all labels in favour of a collaborative therapeutic alliance. Selim’s style is warm, genuine, and non-directive, prioritizing respect for self-agency and the client’s own goals rather than an expert-driven dynamic.

Selim’s MSc indicates a Master of Science level postgraduate qualification and his BACP accreditation denotes membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. His training includes creative art approaches that can be used optionally to deepen expression - for example music and lyrics, storytelling and writing, drawing and painting, embodiment and movement, or poetry and spoken-word. These methods are offered as tools for exploration rather than for producing finished artwork.

Whether the aim is greater self-understanding, relief from a difficult experience, or preventative emotional support, Selim offers a responsive therapeutic presence to help people explore their needs and work toward meaningful change.