Aakansha Sharma , BACP

Aakansha Sharma is a compassionate therapist who brings patience, empathy and attentive listening to her clinical work. She blends an understanding, nonjudgmental style with structured techniques to support people facing a wide range of challenges, from addiction and trauma to stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties.

Her practice is informed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, through which she helps clients recognise unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more adaptive behaviours. She also uses a person-centred approach - often called client-centred therapy - to help individuals identify strengths and areas for growth. When appropriate and comfortable for the client, she integrates additional methods including EMDR, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, psychodynamic and humanistic elements, solution-focused brief therapy, spiritual counselling and mindfulness-based strategies.

Aakansha trained at the State University of New York at Buffalo, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2012, and completed a Masters in Guidance and Counselling at James Cook University, Singapore in October 2016. She fulfilled internship requirements at NuLife Care and Counselling Services in 2016 and later pursued further specialisation, completing an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at King's College London in December 2019. Between 2013 and 2015 she worked as a counsellor at the Centre for Psychotherapy, where she led drug intervention workshops in correctional settings and collaborated on youth-focused initiatives with government agencies, and handled cases involving addiction, molestation, anger management, stress, anxiety and custody dispute evaluations.

At NuLife she worked with clients aged eight to forty on issues including childhood trauma, domestic violence, family difficulties, health concerns and substance misuse. In 2017 she joined Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes to deepen her experience with children and adolescents. She is a registered member (MBACP) of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Aakansha commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a supportive environment where clients can explore their own goals and identify personal strengths; this approach is helpful for building self-understanding and improving relationships. She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people recognise and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can be effective for anxiety, depression and stress-related problems. For clients affected by traumatic memories, she may incorporate EMDR - a structured approach aimed at reducing the emotional impact of distressing experiences when appropriate and agreed with the client.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Aakansha works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, preferences and goals, adapting methods over time to find the best fit rather than applying a single technique from the outset.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options allow clients to schedule sessions around work, family and travel, and to engage in therapy from their own environment. Licensed professionals can deliver meaningful therapeutic work using these formats, and Aakansha tailors the mode of communication to what suits each client best.