Meltem Bora
Psychological Counsellor & Counsellor
CBT Therapist | Expat & Migration Mental Health | Anxiety, Stress & Life Transitions I’m a CBT-based therapist working with adults experiencing anxiety, chronic stress, self-confidence difficulties, relationship challen
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About me
Hi, I’m Meltem.
Sometimes, you can understand what is happening in your life intellectually and still feel stuck in the same patterns. You may be functioning well on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, anxious, or uncertain on the inside. Therapy can offer a space to slow down, understand what is happening, and work towards meaningful change.
A significant part of my professional experience has been working with migrants and displaced individuals experiencing migration-related stress, trauma, identity concerns, and difficulties adjusting to a new environment. I have worked across Türkiye, Northern Ireland, France, and Lithuania, in multicultural and interdisciplinary settings. These experiences have shaped the way I understand psychological well-being: our emotional world is deeply connected to our relationships, environment, culture, body, and sense of belonging.
I particularly enjoy working with people who are navigating:
- Anxiety, overthinking, and chronic stress
- Low self-confidence and self-worth
- Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
- Life transitions and major changes
- Migration, expat life, and cultural adjustment
- Identity and belonging
- Emotional exhaustion and feeling overwhelmed
- Difficulties adapting to a new environment
I believe therapy should feel both safe and useful. You do not need to have everything figured out before starting therapy. My role is not to tell you how to live your life, but to help you understand yourself more clearly, identify patterns that no longer serve you, and develop healthier ways of responding to what life brings.
I offer online individual therapy in English and Turkish, working with adults from diverse cultural and personal backgrounds. Whether you are struggling with a specific problem or simply feel that something in your life needs to change, we can explore it together.
You don’t have to navigate it all on your own.
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Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
My therapeutic approach is primarily grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), complemented by Solution-Focused techniques and principles from health psychology. I work collaboratively with each client, adapting the process to their individual needs, goals, cultural background, and life circumstances.
Rather than simply focusing on symptoms, I aim to help you understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, relationships, and physical responses to stress. We may explore patterns such as overthinking, avoidance, self-criticism, people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, or difficulties setting boundaries, and work together to develop more helpful ways of responding.
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, but also leave space for reflection and deeper understanding. Depending on what you need, our work may involve:
- Understanding and changing unhelpful thought and behavioral patterns
- Developing healthier coping strategies for anxiety and stress
- Building self-confidence and self-compassion
- Improving emotional regulation
- Working through adjustment and life-transition difficulties
- Exploring relationship and interpersonal patterns
- Understanding the psychological impact of migration and cultural change
- Identifying personal strengths, values, and realistic goals
I also take a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and LGBTQ+ affirmative approach. I believe that effective therapy requires more than applying a technique; it requires understanding the person behind the problem.
My goal is for therapy to be a space where you can be honest without judgment, understand yourself with greater clarity, and gradually build the tools and confidence to create meaningful and sustainable change.
Experience
Special Practice - August 2023 IOM Psychosocial Support Provider 2021 -2022
Education
Mykolas Romeris Universit - BA Psychology Lithuanian University of Health Science - Msc Clinical Health Psychology
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
Individual Session
Couples Session
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