Profile / United Kingdom
Noreen Akhtar, BACP, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - anxiety and trauma
See online therapy optionsAbout Noreen
Noreen Akhtar is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS with seven years of experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, anger, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness and fertility concerns.
Noreen uses straightforward conversations to help people notice unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaviour. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to explore how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. Sessions focus on practical steps to try between meetings as well as what comes up in sessions.
Her style is client-centred and collaborative. She listens to what matters most to each person and helps set clear, manageable goals. She also uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when they fit the issue being worked on.
In sessions she pays attention to how early relationships influence current difficulties, using attachment-based ideas to understand repeated patterns. This can help when problems relate to family of origin, adoption, or separation and loss.
Noreen works with people affected by chronic pain, cancer, or long-term illness and helps them find coping strategies for day-to-day life. She offers practical guidance for communication problems and navigating divorce or separation.
To begin she asks people to describe their main concerns and what they hope to change. That helps shape a clear plan for the early sessions and the steps that follow.
How therapeutic approaches are used online
Online sessions with Noreen draw on clear, problem-focused methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding to stressful situations. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and practical day-to-day problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult feelings while taking steps that match personal values; it can help with grief, chronic illness and life changes. Attachment-based ideas look at early relationship patterns to explain recurring difficulties and improve current relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that fit the person's situation. That process is collaborative – techniques may be adjusted as the client learns what helps most.
The original profile did not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people join from another location if that suits their schedule. Registered and accredited professionals routinely adapt exercises, worksheets and behavioural tasks so they work well in remote sessions.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, anger, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses a practical, collaborative approach that draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside ACT, DBT and client-centred methods.
How much experience does she have?
Noreen has seven years of professional experience working with the concerns listed above.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is recorded with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use 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 you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.