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Lutfa Khanom

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Lutfa Khanom, NCPS

United Kingdom

NCPS counsellor - Family and parenting support

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Grief and loss
  • Self esteem work

About Lutfa

Lutfa Khanom is a NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, and grief. She also supports those working on motivation, self-esteem and confidence.

Lutfa uses straightforward conversation to understand what is happening at home and what the person wants to change. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking so clients can manage day-to-day pressures. She listens, asks questions, and gently challenges unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour.

Her approach is suitable for people coping with separation, communication problems, commitment worries, and the kinds of family problems that make daily life harder. She also works with issues connected to abandonment, attachment, codependency and infidelity. Lutfa includes support for people facing cancer, hospice or end-of-life concerns and the grief that comes with loss.

Clients who feel stuck by guilt, shame, emptiness or isolation will find sessions aimed at building small changes into everyday routines. Work on intimacy-related issues, anger, career decisions and coping with life changes is practical and paced to what feels manageable. She explains ideas in plain language and gives simple exercises to try between meetings.

People meet Lutfa to talk things through, gain clearer options and practise different ways of handling difficult moments. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Evidence-based techniques she uses focus on practical thinking changes and behavioural steps. One common approach is guided conversation that identifies unhelpful thinking and replaces it with clearer, manageable options. This helps with anxiety, stress and relationship problems by breaking issues into small, workable tasks. Another approach involves short between-session exercises that build new habits and improve confidence. These tasks can target self-esteem, motivation and handling difficult family interactions.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your situation, goals and preferences and then try methods that fit what you want to change. Plans can be adjusted as you learn what works best in practice.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example allowing a shorter check-in at lunchtime or avoiding travel after a long day. It also makes regular meetings simpler when people live far apart or juggle caring and work commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can help you decide how to schedule sessions so they suit your routine.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCancerCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismPhobiasSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, family and relationship issues, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses straightforward conversation, practical ideas and short exercises to help people change everyday patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I meet with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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