Welcome to Intercultural Counselling
Zekiye is a registered Intercultural and Integrative Counsellor and Group Therapist working in English, German, and Kurdish (Kurmanji). She specialises in intercultural Psychotherapy and supporting people from diverse cultural, social, and migration backgrounds. Many clients come to her after trying more traditional counselling or psychotherapy but feeling not
fully understood, often spending time explaining their cultural identity, community background, or social environment. Zekiye offers a therapeutic space where clients can feel recognised without needing to translate or explain their experiences.
She works integrative, using person centred, psychoanalytic and relational. Her focus is always on the client’s concerns, while gently supporting deeper emotional exploration. She is trauma informed and works with people affected by displacement, immigration or refugee experiences, as well as grief and trauma linked to conflicts affecting their communities or countries abroad. She also offers secure online sessions for clients living overseas.
20 min free phone consultation - book here an appointment
Trained at Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre, she continued working there after qualifying, strengthening her intercultural and anti oppressive practice. Alongside her private work, she has also freelances in various mental grassroot charities , supporting marginalised communities and offering in person, online counselling and therapeutic groups.
Group Therapy work is an important part of what she offers. She provides long term psychotherapy group, therapeutic groups she has coordinated and managed for many years, psycho educational workshops, and reflective practice groups for professionals.
A new Intercultural Psychotherapy Group will be starting soon near Kings. For more details about Intercultural Psychotherapy Groups, please visit here.
She takes continuing professional development (CPD) seriously and regularly refreshes her training, including adult safeguarding, data protection, confidentiality, and ongoing clinical supervision. She is a registered member of the BACP and works in line with its ethical framework.
Qualifications
• Diploma in Therapeutic Individual Counselling, CPCAB (2018, London)
• Diploma in Groupwork Practice, Institute of Group Analysis (2024, London
• B.A. Pedagogy and Mass Media/ Communication (2004 Germany University in Goettingen)
• Master’s Programme in Political Science (2004 Germany University in Goettingen)
