Seyma Gungor, BACP

Seyma Gungor is a qualified mental health counsellor and psychotherapist who supports people working toward improved wellbeing and greater resilience. She holds an MSc in Mental Health Counselling and a B.A. in Psychology from Niagara University, New York, and practises in London after relocating from the United States.

Seyma is a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) - a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists - and she also holds membership in the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the American Counseling Association (ACA). Her clinical training covers a wide range of therapeutic approaches and specialist interventions for common mental health and behavioural concerns.

Her experience includes providing individual and group work, contributing to community integration activities, and working within therapeutic milieus. She has worked with adults, children, young people and families, offering support across presentations such as depression, anxiety and trauma, and delivering care for co-occurring disorders, serious mental illness, anxiety management, depression management, post-traumatic stress and alcohol or substance use recovery.

Seyma’s therapy practice draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and person-centred approaches as core orientations, and she integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques, mindfulness-based methods, motivational enhancement strategies and solution-focused work according to each person’s needs. She offers both long-term and short-term face-to-face therapy, online counselling and telephone sessions, tailoring the length and format of support to the client and their goals.

Areas she commonly works with include ADD/ADHD, addictions, anxiety, bereavement and cultural issues, depression, eating disorders, loss, post-traumatic stress and relationship concerns. Seyma combines evidence-informed methods with a collaborative style to help clients navigate change and build practical coping skills.