Noreen Akhtar, BACP, NCPS

Counsellor for trauma and grief

Stress and anxiety
Trauma and abuse
CBT and ACT methods

About Noreen

Counsellor Noreen Akhtar is a BACP and NCPS registered practitioner working in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Noreen also helps with relationship and family concerns, anger, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is conversational and person-centred. She aims to listen without judgment and to help people talk through difficult feelings. Sessions focus on what is happening in a person's life now and on practical steps they can try between meetings.

Noreen draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thinking patterns and how they affect mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas can help people clarify what matters to them and take manageable action. Attachment-based ways of working are used to look at patterns from early relationships and how these show up now.

She also integrates elements from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to teach emotion regulation and coping skills when feelings feel overwhelming. This blend aims to make sessions practical and grounded in everyday life. Noreen works in English and is open to people from outside the UK.

To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then to schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location.

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and to act in line with what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and reactions. It helps people understand repeated relationship difficulties and improve emotional responses.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It gives clear strategies to change unhelpful thinking and to test new ways of coping in everyday life.

Choosing which approach to use is part of the process. The counsellor will work with the person to decide what fits their needs and goals. That choice may change as sessions progress and new issues appear.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. Discuss format and length at first contact so arrangements match practical needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCancerChronic pain, illness, and disability Communication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesIsolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisis Mood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks PhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harm Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she focus on most?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression, among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

She works in a person-centred, conversational way that aims to listen without judgement and to focus on practical steps.

How long has she practised?

She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues.

Which professional bodies is she registered with?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and with NCPS as stated.

Do sessions take place in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.

How are fees charged?

Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.

Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.

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