Counsellor profile
Aakansha Sharma, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with AakanshaWhere Aakansha stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 379803
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English, Hindi
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- CBT approaches
- EMDR methods
- Mindfulness practice
About Aakansha
Aakansha Sharma is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with nine years' experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addiction and related concerns such as codependency and attachment issues. Sessions are offered in English and Hindi and she accepts international clients.
Aakansha uses clear, practical methods in session. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours. She uses a client-centred style to help people recognise their own strengths and decide what to work on next.
She also brings techniques from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing when these fit a person's goals. Mindfulness tools are used to calm the body and focus attention in stressful moments. Psychodynamic ideas inform deeper exploration of repeated patterns and relationship issues.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Masters in Guidance and Counselling from James Cook University, Singapore. She completed a MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at King's College London in 2019 and lists previous roles delivering drug intervention workshops and counselling in institutional and community settings.
In sessions she tends to work step by step, combining talking, practical exercises and short skills practice. People who keep putting others first, struggle with boundaries, or feel stuck by past hurts often look for this kind of straightforward, skills-based support. She can conduct sessions in English or Hindi for clients based in the UK or internationally.
How sessions work
How Aakansha uses therapeutic approaches online
Aakansha commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred approaches in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviours to see what changes. This is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Client-Centred work concentrates on a person's own perspective and strengths, helping them decide practical next steps.She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills and EMDR techniques where they fit the client's needs. DBT offers short skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. EMDR is used to address memories that continue to cause distress. Choosing which approach to use is done together with the client based on goals and what feels manageable.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit around work and family commitments, avoid travel time and make it easier to sustain regular sessions. When formats are agreed, the therapist and client decide on practical details such as session length, rhythm of meetings and whether to use camera or phone, aiming to fit therapy into everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Hindi
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and related concerns such as codependency and attachment issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines Client-Centred work with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and practical skills from DBT and mindfulness to focus on thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working in counselling and related roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Registered Member (MBACP) of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Hindi and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.