ABOUT COUNSELLOR

Zeynep Y. Fricker       

Reg MBACP (Accred), MBPsS

My counselling career started with my bachelor degree in Psychological Services in Education overseas in 1997. I had provided various psychological Services in the business and education sectors for 5 years. During my work I took various roles in Human Resources projects with organizations, provided low intensity therapeutic interventions to children, young people, their parents and also individual adults. I ran learning and encounter groups for parents.  I am a psychology and counselling graduate , a fully qualified professional psychotherapist and counsellor with a particular interest in Psychodynamic therapies  and it’s integration with other models especially Humanistic Counselling Models and CBT.

I have been in private practice for over 10 years, working with individual adults and   young people. Additional to these I had 4 years experience in the voluntary sector during my Advance Diploma in Counselling study in the U.K.
As part of the professional preparation undertaken for this kind of work I have undergone hundreds of hours of my own personal therapeutic process individually and as part of a group. From this foundation I have developed a professional style that is skilled, objective, compassionate and sensitively attuned to each individual client.

My entrance into the counselling/psychotherapy profession has been a result of my own personal journey and training over the past 27  years. I believe that a practitioner is best placed to deal with the suffering and distress of others by not only having undergone sound theoretical training but also via thorough knowledge of themselves.
I hold Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling, Bachelor Degree in Psychological Services in Education.
I am an Accredited  Registered Member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and I adhere to the BACP code of  ethics  and guidelines for good practice. I am also a psychology Graduate Member of British Psychology Society (MBPsS).
I simply love working as a counsellor with young people and adults. I had worked  with East and West Berkshire NHS/ IAPT Talking Therapies, 6 years as a Senior Counsellor at multinational large EAP Organization.  
I always aim to provide emotional support to people in a helpful, compassionate, caring and respectful manner.

My experience covers a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, bereavement, gender/ gender identity issues, low self esteem/self confidence, parenting difficulties, work related stress, health issues, existential worries e.g. I have particular interest and experience in cross cultural marriages and complex step families.

I offer an accepting, safe and professional environment in which to explore your concerns and find effective ways of moving forward.

For more information on this topic please go to FAQ link or call me on 07852251013 , email me on zeynepyfricker@gmail.com

Zoom and Teams  Counselling Available as well as face to face counselling in Wokingham

Counselling in Turkish Language is also provided