Counsellor profile
Noreen Akhtar, BACP, NCPS
BACP NCPS counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
Continue with NoreenAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- CBT and ACT approaches
About Noreen
Noreen Akhtar is a BACP and NCPS registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. She supports adults coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, family concerns, anger, and the pressures of life change. She also focuses on issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, chronic illness, fertility challenges and family of origin problems.
Noreen uses straightforward conversation and practical skills to help people manage symptoms and make clearer decisions. Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now and what a person wants to change. She draws on approaches that include cognitive behavioural ideas and acceptance-based work to help with difficult thoughts and overwhelming feelings.
Her background includes work with people who have experienced loss, trauma and complicated family histories. She aims to listen closely and talk through coping strategies suited to everyday life. That can include grounding techniques for dissociation and pacing tools for chronic illness or caregiving strain.
Noreen often combines attachment-focused thinking with client-centred methods to look at how early relationships affect current reactions. She can help people understand patterns that repeat in close relationships and find different ways to respond. Practical communication skills are used where relationship or family problems are a concern.
Sessions are offered in English. For those considering online options, follow the site instructions to view therapy choices, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions fit
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without trying to fight them. It encourages clarifying values and taking small actions that matter, which can help with anxiety, low mood and the stress of caregiving.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people identify repeating relationship habits and teaches different ways to connect and set boundaries, which can be useful for family conflict and attachment issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. This usually means trying techniques in sessions and adjusting them based on what helps in everyday life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around daily routines, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when life is busy. Registered and accredited professionals often use these conveniences to support consistent work on relationship concerns, grief and coping with change.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps adults with family problems, family of origin issues, parenting strain and relationship difficulties. This includes communication problems and divorce or separation matters.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a conversational, client-centred style alongside practical skills. Cognitive behavioural and acceptance-based techniques are mixed in to manage thoughts and emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with people who have experienced trauma, grief and family-related difficulties.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm practical session arrangements when booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies 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 the 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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.