Esra is the Co-founder of Connect Psychology, a multi-disciplinary clinic offering therapy, assessment, supervision and training . An experienced, UK trained Educational Psychologist with a demonstrated history of working in international educational leadership, safeguarding and consultancy, Esra is skilled in Psychological Assessment, therapy (EMDR, CBT, Solution Focused) and training.

Esra provides a holistic service, supporting and advising individuals, families and schools. With special interests in attachment, parenting and childhood trauma, Esra served as an advisor on a Local Authority Adoption and Fostering panel, and has undertaken further studies in trauma therapy with Dr Bruce Perry (leading trauma researcher and author of What Happened to You?), and Dan Hughes (creator of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy), learning attachment informed, trauma sensitive methods to support individuals, children and families.

Connect Psychology was founded in August 2022 by Esra and Dr Ilan Ben-Zion; built on the belief that connection to others, and to ourselves, is an essential component of wellbeing and human flourishing. Offering a wide range of psychotherapies, assessments and training; Connect provide a supportive, non-judgemental space for everyone to ‘check-in’ with their mental health and wellbeing.