Leyla Akaidere
Compassionate, practical therapy for life change
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About Leyla
Leyla Akaidere helps people who are struggling with relationship problems, family tensions, grief, depression and big life changes. She presents herself plainly and aims to make it easier to talk about painful topics. Leyla uses a strengths-based approach that treats the client as the expert in their own story.
She shows up to listen and to help people find practical ways forward. Leyla holds BACP accreditation, which is recognised in the United Kingdom.
Background and approach
She also has a degree in Psychology and additional professional qualifications in counselling and therapy. Her background includes several years working in clinical settings where she supported people through loss and life transitions. In sessions she focuses on small practical steps alongside emotional processing.
Conversations cover how current problems developed, what keeps them going, and what can change. Leyla aims to help people identify personal resources and try out different coping strategies between sessions. She has three years' experience specifically in a high intensity counselling psychotherapist role, building on longer professional work in health services.
That combination shapes a practical, outcome-focused style balanced with compassionate listening. People who choose Leyla can expect a calm, structured space to talk things through and to practise new ways of relating and coping. If you are thinking about starting, she asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 395463
- Languages
- English
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Leyla's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Leyla works with
Everything Leyla lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
How Leyla works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That means discussing what feels most helpful, trying an approach for a few sessions, and adjusting if needed so the therapy stays useful and relevant.
If you are considering online work, please confirm the session formats available before booking as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or letting you join from a quieter room at home or during a break. It can also support shorter check-ins when time is limited or avoid the need to be on camera if that feels difficult. Many people find these practical benefits help them sustain regular work with a registered or accredited professional.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
She works with relationship strain, family tension, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include issues such as attachment difficulties, caregiving stress, chronic illness and communication problems.
What is Leyla's therapeutic style?
The approach combines attentive listening with practical steps people can try between sessions. Conversations explore how difficulties started, what keeps them going and small changes to test out.
How much experience does she have?
Leyla has three years in a high intensity counselling psychotherapist role, supported by additional professional work within health services across her career.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is BACP accredited and based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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