Counsellor profile
Alev Butun, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anger and Relationship Concerns
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 375536
- Experience8 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client‑centred listening
- Mindfulness practice
- Patterns from the past
About Alev
Alev Butun is a counsellor registered with BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) with eight years of professional experience in the UK. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self‑esteem, depression, and issues around motivation and confidence. She also addresses anger and related relationship and life challenges.
Her sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful. She adapts conversation and the work to a person's situation rather than using a fixed script. That includes helping someone notice patterns, talk through difficult feelings, and try new ways of responding when anger or frustration build up.
Her approach draws on client‑centred listening, mindfulness practices, and psychodynamic thinking. Client‑centred work focuses on what matters to the person in front of her. Mindfulness techniques help ground attention and reduce reactivity. Psychodynamic ideas look at recurring patterns and early influences that shape how someone responds to stress and relationships.
People come for a mix of practical coping and deeper reflection. Sessions can include talking, simple mindfulness exercises, noticing triggers, and exploring how past experiences affect present feelings. The emphasis is on clear steps a person can try between meetings.
Alev works in English and practises in the United Kingdom. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and formats to make sure they fit their routine and needs.
How sessions work
Approaches used online and what they do
Alev works with client‑centred therapy, mindfulness practice and psychodynamic ideas. Client‑centred therapy focuses on the person's concerns and priorities and aims to make sessions driven by what the individual wants to talk about. Mindfulness practice teaches simple attention and breathing exercises that can reduce reactivity and help someone pause before responding. Psychodynamic ideas look at recurring patterns and earlier relationships that may shape how a person handles anger and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options and help decide what fits best with a person's goals and preferences. That conversation is collaborative and can change as the work develops.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a day, reduce travel time, and allow a shorter check‑in when schedules are tight. They can also let someone practise techniques such as breathing or grounding between meetings, and use sessions to review how those experiments went. Registered professionals will adapt methods to suit a person's practical routine and what helps most.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with anger linked to stress, relationships, parenting and life changes. The biography lists anger alongside related concerns such as resentment, intimacy issues and family problems.
How does she approach sessions for temper or reactivity?
She uses client‑centred dialogue, mindfulness exercises, and psychodynamic reflection. That combination is used to notice triggers, try new responses, and explore recurring patterns.
How much experience does she have with these concerns?
She has eight years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. Her background includes help with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and anger.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom. The profile identifies BACP as her professional credential.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted according to the supplied information.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options with the service before booking to know whether video or phone sessions are offered.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees should be confirmed on the booking pages.
How do I begin if I want to book a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session as directed by the platform process.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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