Aakansha Sharma, BACP

Aakansha Sharma is a counsellor with nine years of experience who aims to help people feel steadier in daily life. She uses clear, practical conversations to address issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression and addictions. She works in English and Hindi and practises in the United Kingdom. Aakansha holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. Before her current practice she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and a Masters in Guidance and Counselling from James Cook University, Singapore. Her clinical placements included counselling roles at Centre for Psychotherapy and NuLife Care and Counselling Services, where she supported people with trauma, substance misuse and other complex problems. Her style is warm and patient. She listens closely and helps people spot strengths they can use in tough moments. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon. She aims to help clients replace unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with more helpful ones. Aakansha blends several approaches to suit each person. These include cognitive behavioural methods for shifting unhelpful thinking, client-centred work to build self-awareness, EMDR for processing traumatic memories, dialectical skills for emotion management, and mindfulness to ease stress. She adapts tools to the person’s comfort and pace. People who pick her often want straightforward, skills-based help for life changes, intimacy issues, self-esteem, ADHD or coping with loss. To begin, readers should use the site Start Therapy flow to match and schedule according to availability.

Approaches that suit online counselling

Client-centred work focuses on the person’s own strengths and perspective. The counsellor offers empathy and reflection to help the client name concerns and decide next steps. This approach is useful for building awareness and self-direction.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It teaches techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviours, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress. Dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, adds practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication in difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss the options and tailor methods to the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on skills, trauma processing, mindfulness or another route.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and let people join from quieter surroundings. Therapists who work online often combine talking, practical exercises and guided mindfulness in ways that fit everyday life and personal goals.