Agape Compass Counseling
My Services
I offer online trauma-focused counseling, support groups, and educational workshops designed to foster healing from trauma, build emotional resilience, and inspire meaningful change. My services are available in both English and Turkish for individuals, couples, families, and groups.
Online Counseling / Telehealth
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, making time for therapy isn’t always easy. Online counseling allows you to receive professional support from the comfort of your own home, or any environment where you feel most at ease—without the need to commute. Conducted via computer, tablet, or smartphone, online sessions offer a secure, confidential, and highly effective experience that mirrors the quality of face-to-face therapy.
Online counseling provides a safe, supportive space to navigate life’s challenges, strengthen your emotional well-being, and foster meaningful, lasting change in your life.
My areas of focus include:
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Complex Trauma & Childhood Wounds: Healing deep-rooted past experiences.
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Anxiety & Emotional Difficulties: Managing stress and overwhelming feelings.
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Relationship Issues: Navigating interpersonal dynamics and conflicts.
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Life Transitions & Major Changes: Adapting to new chapters, careers, or milestones.
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Grief & Loss: Processing bereavement and significant life endings.
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Cultural Adjustment Challenges: Navigating relocation, cross-cultural living, or expat life.
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Stress & Burnout: Restoring balance and preventing exhaustion.
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Identity & Belonging: Exploring self-worth, identity, and where you fit in.
A Tailored, Holistic Approach: Every individual’s story is unique. To best support your specific needs, I integrate evidence-based approaches into a holistic practice, including EMDR Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment-Focused EMDR, Lifespan Integration Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based, scientifically proven therapeutic approach that helps process traumatic experiences and significantly alleviate the emotional burden they leave behind.
EMDR can support you with:
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Traumatic Life Experiences & PTSD Symptoms: Resolving the painful impact of past events.
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Childhood Trauma: Healing long-standing wounds from early life.
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Anxiety & Panic Symptoms: Calming overwrought nervous systems and distress.
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Grief & Loss: Navigating the painful process of bereavement and endings.
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Distressing Memories: Neutralizing memories that still feel vivid and painful today.
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Negative Beliefs About Self: Overcoming deeply rooted thoughts like "I'm not safe" or "I'm not enough."
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Emotional Triggers & Repeating Patterns: Breaking free from automatic, disruptive reactions in daily life.
Certified Expertise: As an EMDR Europe Accredited Therapist, I integrate EMDR as a core component of a broader, trauma-focused framework that is uniquely tailored to meet each client's individual needs.
EMDR Therapy
Trauma-Informed Training Workshops
I offer trauma-informed educational workshops designed for non-specialist helpers, community workers, volunteers, NGO staff, and other frontline professionals.
Key areas covered in these workshops include:
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Understanding Trauma & Resilience: Building a foundational knowledge of how trauma impacts individuals and communities.
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Support Skills for Challenging Situations: Practical techniques for guiding and comforting individuals in distress.
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Emotion Regulation & Coping Strategies: Tools to manage intense emotions and foster healthy coping skills.
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Trauma-Informed Care Approaches: Shifting the perspective to provide safer, more empathetic support.
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Principles of Psychological First Aid (PFA): Core skills for delivering immediate, compassionate assistance during crises.
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Burnout Prevention & Self-Care: Essential strategies to protect your own well-being while helping others.
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Community-Based Psychosocial Support: Implementing effective, collective healing and support practices.
Tailored to Your Needs: I customize every workshop to align perfectly with the unique goals and dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), schools, community groups, and various institutions.
Support Groups
Healing often happens not only individually but also in connection with others. Support groups provide a structured and supportive environment where participants can learn, grow, and find encouragement alongside others facing similar challenges.
