Sana Fatima, BACP
Compassionate counsellor for relationship and life change
Details
| Name | Sana Fatima |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Hindi, Urdu |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Sana
Sana Fatima is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on relationships, self-esteem and life transitions. She works with people facing anxiety, stress, depression and grief. She also supports those dealing with addiction, intimacy concerns and LGBT issues.
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and Urdu. Sana draws on a mix of practical approaches to shape sessions. She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy also inform her work when they fit a person's goals. Her style is respectful and compassionate. Sana adapts the conversation and the plan to each person's needs.
She aims to make sessions simple and focused so people can notice practical change between meetings. Sana has four years of professional experience and holds BACP registration. That background guides how she plans and reflects on her work.
She believes taking the first step towards change takes courage and sees her role as supportive rather than directive. People find it useful to bring a clear issue or goal to sessions, such as coping with a relationship break-up, managing stress at work, or dealing with family conflict.
Sana can work with concerns like abandonment, immigration stress, adoption and foster care questions, and challenges related to sexual expression and kink cultures. Therapy with Sana is adaptable in format and pacing. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different routines and needs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Parenting issues, Self esteem among the things Sana works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Sana among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sana among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sana among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Sana among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Sana among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sana among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sana directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sana directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How these approaches work in online sessions
Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from the problems they face by looking at the stories they tell about their lives. In online work this often means talking through events, naming unhelpful storylines and noticing alternatives that feel truer or more useful. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them and committing to actions that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, stress and life changes by building practical routines and small experiments. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the core and relies on active listening, empathy and gentle reflection to help someone find their own way forward.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sana will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest ways of combining elements from different approaches. The choice of method is collaborative and can change as the person notices what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need brief, structured contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping continuity with a single therapist.
Common questions about this listing
What types of concerns can be brought to sessions?
Sana works with a wide range of issues including relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career problems, stress, anxiety, grief and depression. She also supports people facing trauma, addiction, intimacy-related issues and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe Sana's therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and person-focused. Sana uses narrative approaches alongside cognitive and emotion-focused ideas to help people reframe problems and try practical steps between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of professional experience working in the UK context. Her practice emphasises respect, sensitivity and tailoring the plan to each individual's needs.
Where is Sana based and what credential does she hold?
She works from the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as provided in her profile.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and Urdu to accommodate different language preferences.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sana?
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