Sunah Akhtar, BACP
9 years in practice
Sunah Akhtar is a psychotherapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- BACP
- 400423 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Sunah
Sunah Akhtar is a psychotherapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She uses a warm, person-centred manner to make talking about difficult feelings easier. Sunah speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu and works with people from different backgrounds across the United Kingdom and beyond.
Her practice draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the client, noticing emotional patterns, and learning practical steps to cope better day to day.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at helping people find clearer thinking and calmer responses. Sunah holds BACP registration which indicates adherence to professional standards, and she has nine years of professional experience. Her background includes a four-year placement providing emotional support at community organisations, where she supported people through a wide range of life challenges.
She regularly works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, parenting and family-related stress, grief, addictions, intimacy difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, and burnout or compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, chronic health issues and body image struggles. Sessions combine evidence-informed tools with a compassionate, collaborative style.
Sunah aims to help clients build realistic skills for coping, improve relationships with themselves and others, and make steady progress toward their goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sunah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Sunah names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and ACT work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name their emotions, then work through patterns that get in the way of connection and wellbeing. It can be useful for people wanting to better understand emotional reactions and build healthier responses.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to live by your values while accepting uncomfortable thoughts. It suits people coping with anxiety, grief or life changes who want tools to stay engaged in meaningful activity.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people develop new ways of relating to themselves and others. This approach is helpful for those dealing with attachment issues, insecurity or difficulties forming close relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your concerns and goals, then suggest approaches to try. Decisions are made together and adjusted as therapy progresses to fit your needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility across several formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is required. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflective writing or people who prefer typing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or being in a different country while still working with registered or accredited professionals.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can I bring to therapy?
Common themes include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy issues. She also supports people with eating and sleeping problems, work-life balance, ADHD and career questions.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is warm and person-centred, with emphasis on emotions and practical skills. Sessions blend Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas with ACT and CBT techniques to help people understand feelings and try new coping strategies.
What is Sunah's professional background?
She has nine years of experience and completed a four-year placement at community organisations where she provided emotional support. Her work includes supporting people through life transitions and complex emotional challenges.
Which professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP member, which reflects adherence to that body's standards, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu for people who prefer those languages.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided when you review subscription options.
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