Pinar Cakir, BACP
Pinar Cakir uses psychodynamic ideas alongside other approaches to help people understand how past experiences affect their present life.
- Stress & Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- +3 more
About Pinar
Pinar Cakir uses psychodynamic ideas alongside other approaches to help people understand how past experiences affect their present life. She is based in the United Kingdom and brings five years of professional experience to sessions. Pinar holds BACP accreditation, which is recorded here as BACP.
She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Pinar works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief and LGBT matters. She also helps people facing family tensions and related issues such as family of origin problems, blended family issues and codependency.
Background and approach
Other areas she supports include fertility worries, hoarding, first responder stress and ageing or geriatric concerns. Her approach values the working relationship between counsellor and client. Pinar aims to create a calm space where people can talk through feelings and thoughts without judgement.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and solution-focused techniques when these suit a person’s goals. Sessions can be by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which can suit different schedules and needs. Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability. Pinar is interested in working collaboratively. She will listen to what matters to the individual and suggest practical steps and conversations to help them move forward.
The pace and focus are shaped by each person’s needs and goals.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 403942 | July 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Pinar works with
Everything Pinar lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
Approaches Pinar lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to what matters most, discuss different methods and agree a plan that fits the person's goals and preferences. This helps make sessions feel useful and relevant from the start.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls work well for deeper discussion and seeing facial cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use a camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing encouragement or when written reflection is helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or travel.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Pinar commonly help with?
Pinar supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and LGBT matters. She also helps with family-related problems and a wider range of issues listed on her profile.
What style of therapy does she use?
The main approach is psychodynamic work that looks at how past relationships affect the present. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centred and solution-focused ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working in therapeutic roles. That experience informs how she supports people through common difficulties like depression and anxiety.
Where is Pinar based and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is recorded with BACP. Sessions are offered in English.
Can people join from other countries?
International clients are accepted, and sessions can be arranged across different time zones where possible.
What formats are sessions offered in?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How does someone start therapy with her?
Begin by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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