Selim Guzel
Calm client-centred therapy for everyday struggles
About Selim
Selim Guzel uses a client-centred approach to help people feel heard and understood. He creates a calm, accepting space where clients can talk about stress, anxiety, relationships, grief and low self-esteem. Selim explains things plainly and works at the client’s pace.
He trained to a Master of Science level and holds BACP accreditation, which informs his professional practice. Selim blends humanistic, existential and psychodynamic ideas to shape sessions. That means conversations focus on what matters to the person and on making sense of difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions often begin by exploring what feels most urgent. Selim listens for the patterns and life stories that affect mood and relationships. He also offers optional creative exercises such as drawing, writing, music or movement when words are not enough.
He pays attention to cultural background and the challenges of identity and belonging. Topics Selim commonly supports include emptiness, fatherhood issues, family of origin concerns, immigration issues, guilt and shame, and prejudice or discrimination. People meet Selim when they want clearer self-understanding or relief from painful experiences.
His style is warm and non-directive, aiming to respect the client’s choices and personal agency. He works collaboratively to set goals and to try routes that feel right for each person.
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Sessions & fees
Client-centred care online and practical formats
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and empathic understanding. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers gentle reflection and supports people to make their own decisions. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, relationship worries and questions about identity.Selim also draws on humanistic and existential ideas that encourage reflection on meaning, life purpose and identity. These approaches invite conversations about values and belonging rather than quick fixes. Together with psychodynamic themes, sessions may look at past patterns that influence present feelings and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Selim will collaborate with each person to decide what feels helpful based on their needs and goals. Sessions are tailored, and creative options are available if someone prefers drawing, writing or movement to speak about their experience.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video suits in-depth conversations, phone works when bandwidth is low, live chat can be quicker for short check-ins, and messaging lets people write between sessions. These options offer flexibility for different schedules, quieter surroundings and varied comfort levels.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
