Counsellor profile
Leyla Akaidere, BACP
Accredited counsellor - relationships and family
Continue with LeylaAbout
- Relationship problems
- Grief and loss
- Communication skills
About Leyla
Leyla Akaidere is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years as an Accredited High Intensity Counselling Psychotherapist. She helps people with relationship strain, family concerns, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Her background includes psychology study and clinical roles in healthcare settings.
Leyla frames sessions around what clients bring. She treats the person, not just a problem. Conversations focus on practical ways to manage difficult feelings and improve everyday interactions at home.
Her experience includes supporting people through bereavement and loss, and helping those facing life transitions. She also works with attachment and abandonment issues, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and caregiver stress.
Leyla has worked with a range of mental health and long-term health issues, including chronic pain, cancer, and disability related coping. She also offers support around intimacy and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink, plus communication and commitment difficulties.
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Leyla aims to identify small, achievable steps each client can try between meetings. She sees the person as the expert on their life and collaborates on practical ways forward.
How sessions work
Approaches and how online sessions can fit daily life
Two evidence-based techniques often used in Leyla's work are cognitive approaches and grief-focused talking therapies. Cognitive approaches look at patterns of thinking that keep someone stuck and support practical changes in how they respond to problems. Grief-focused talking work helps people make sense of loss, manage strong emotions and rebuild routines after bereavement.Another common strand is emotionally focused conversation work that focuses on how feelings and needs show up in relationships. This helps people notice communication patterns and try different ways of saying what matters to them. These methods suit issues such as relationship strain, attachment worries and family conflict.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leyla will discuss options with each person and adjust what she uses based on the client's goals and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to try and review progress as therapy continues.
The profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people join from wherever they are in the UK, which can make maintaining regular appointments simpler.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Leyla help with?
She works with relationship strain, family concerns, grief, depression and coping with life changes, plus related topics such as attachment and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented, focusing on practical steps a person can try between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years as an Accredited High Intensity Counselling Psychotherapist and prior clinical roles within UK healthcare settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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