Counsellor profile
Noreen Akhtar, BACP, NCPS
Based in United Kingdom ยท 7 years of experience
Counsellor for anxiety, trauma and life changes
Continue with NoreenAt a glance
- Registrations
- BACP, United Kingdom (396328); NCPS, United Kingdom (NCS22-00375)
- Qualifications
- BACP, NCPS
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Noreen supplied to BetterHelp.
- ACT and CBT methods
- Attachment work
- Client-centred approach
About Noreen
BACP, NCPS. Seven years' experience. Noreen Akhtar works with people on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, anger, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Noreen offers counselling in everyday language. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Sessions focus on talking through what is happening now, noticing patterns, and developing practical ways to manage thoughts and emotions.
Her background includes seven years of practice in the United Kingdom and registration with BACP and NCPS. Noreen emphasises a straightforward working relationship and clear goals for sessions. She aims to build understanding around attachment and communication problems when these affect wellbeing.
Work may address complex issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, chronic illness and pain, bereavement, domestic violence, dissociation and fertility or cancer-related concerns. She also supports people coping with ageing, family of origin problems, separation and natural or human-caused disasters.
People meet to review what they want to change and to try techniques from CBT, ACT and DBT when helpful. Sessions are conversational and practical, with attention to emotional regulation and behaviour change. Noreen accepts international clients and conducts counselling in English.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values rather than being driven by difficult feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and grief. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thinking patterns and trying new behaviours to reduce distress, which often suits depression and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current connections and communication, and it can help with relationship issues and family of origin concerns. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, try different methods and agree what fits best with the client's needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as the work progresses. Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or enabling sessions without using video when that suits someone better. Registered and accredited professionals offering online sessions commonly use these practical options to help therapy fit around a person's schedule.Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression, plus relationship and family concerns and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses conversational counselling that draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches.
How much experience does she have?
Noreen has seven years of experience practising in the United Kingdom.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She accepts international clients; check time differences when arranging sessions.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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