Sara Sukhija , BACP

Sara Sukhija is a qualified Psychodynamic Counsellor registered with BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She works from a psychodynamic perspective, helping people understand how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence their present thoughts, feelings, and relationships.

Sara offers a supportive, non-judgemental space where people can explore difficult emotions and life challenges. She believes that everyone has the capacity to grow, heal, and move toward a more fulfilling life. Her practice has supported people dealing with anxiety, depression, experiences of abuse, bereavement, stress, infertility, post-traumatic stress, difficulties with trust, low self-esteem, and addiction.

Her practice, Mind Focus Counselling, reflects a commitment to growth, resilience, clarity, and new beginnings. Sara aims to assist clients in building understanding, strengthening coping skills, and finding direction. She looks forward to working collaboratively with individuals who are ready to explore change and personal development.

Psychodynamic Approaches and Flexible Online Access

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on exploring how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings and behaviour. Through reflective conversation, a therapist helps a client uncover recurring themes in relationships and self-perception, which can ease symptoms of anxiety, low mood, and relationship difficulties.

In practice, psychodynamic work is often gentle and exploratory, encouraging greater insight into emotional responses and the origins of distress. This approach can be helpful for people struggling with grief, trauma, self-esteem issues, or repeated interpersonal problems because it aims to increase self-understanding and emotional resilience.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Sara will work with each client to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting techniques as understanding deepens and needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter contacts are possible via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, to access support from home, and to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can deliver effective psychodynamic work through these formats while tailoring the pace and style to each client’s needs.