Pinar Cakir
Compassionate psychodynamic therapist focused on practical change
About Pinar
Pinar Cakir uses psychodynamic ideas alongside practical talking therapies to help people who are feeling stuck. She is based in the United Kingdom and brings five years of experience to sessions. Pinar works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and LGBT concerns.
She aims to create a calm space where someone can speak about painful experiences and start to feel steadier. Her approach begins by listening closely to a person's story and noticing patterns that repeat over time.
Background and approach
She draws on psychodynamic therapy to look at how earlier relationships shape present feelings. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals between sessions. Pinar uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and commit to actions that match their values.
Client-centred work is part of her style too, so the person is treated as the expert on their own life. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when emotions feel overwhelming and relationships are under strain. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Pinar is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and has worked with issues such as family problems, fertility concerns, first responder stress and gender dysphoria. She aims to be direct but warm in sessions, helping people find practical steps alongside deeper understanding.
If someone wants to try online work, she offers several formats to suit different needs.
What Pinar works with
How Pinar works
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Listed by Pinar among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
How her approaches work online
Psychodynamic therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviours; it can help when patterns repeat or when emotional problems don’t resolve. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and focus on actions that reflect what matters to them, which suits issues like anxiety and low mood.Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the centre of the process, with the therapist offering empathic listening and gentle reflection. Taken together, these approaches allow conversations that explore deeper causes while also agreeing clear, practical steps for everyday life. The therapist will work together with the client to find which approach or mix of approaches fits their needs and goals, and can adapt as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, while phone sessions can be helpful when a quieter or lower-bandwidth option is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, practice between sessions or when typing feels easier. These choices make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| 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
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- 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
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
