Sunah Akhtar, BACP
Compassionate support for clearer thinking and emotional steadiness
Details
| Name | Sunah Akhtar |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Sunah
Sunah Akhtar is a counsellor who helps people who feel stuck by guiding them toward clearer thinking and steadier emotions. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and life changes. Sunah speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, and offers sessions for clients in the UK and beyond.
Sunah uses a person-centred style that keeps the client's priorities at the front. She draws on Narrative approaches to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when practical tools for managing thoughts and behaviours are needed. She has nine years of practice and is a BACP member, which reflects her professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Earlier placements included four years of direct support work at WeStand and Renaissance Horizon, where she provided emotional and practical help to people in distress. In sessions Sunah aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space to talk through difficult feelings. She supports people with trauma-related issues, grief, addiction concerns, self-esteem problems, ADHD and compassion fatigue among other areas.
Her background in social entrepreneurship also informs her focus on resilience and practical coping. Sunah offers flexible formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and booking through the Start Therapy button on the site.
The subscription model can be cancelled at any time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Sunah works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- 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 Sunah among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Sunah among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sunah 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 Sunah directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical therapies work online
Sunah uses Narrative Therapy to help people untangle their life stories and notice how those stories shape feelings and choices. Narrative work can be useful for relationship struggles, identity questions and making sense of difficult events.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on values and small, practical steps to act in ways that matter despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is brought in for skill-building, such as managing anxious thinking or sleep disruption with concrete strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Sunah will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, adjusting the mix as progress is made. This collaborative planning helps people feel involved and clear about what to expect.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when helpful, phone sessions can be easier on low bandwidth, and messaging or live chat suit short check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and daily routines while still using the same therapeutic approaches you would in person.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Sunah commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship challenges, as well as issues like addiction, low self-esteem and parenting strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, with Narrative techniques to reframe personal stories and CBT tools for managing thoughts and behaviours.
What is her professional background?
Sunah has nine years of practice and spent four years on placement at WeStand and Renaissance Horizon providing emotional support to clients.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP member, which denotes registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu to support multilingual clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions run on a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sunah?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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