Nadira Akhtar, BACP
8 years in practice
Nadira Akhtar is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression.
License and registration
- BACP
- 402513 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Nadira
Nadira Akhtar is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She also supports those dealing with relationship and family tensions, parenting strain, eating or sleeping difficulties, and struggles with self-esteem. Nadira works with people wrestling with life changes, addiction, ADHD, career questions and compassion fatigue.
She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person. Nadira listens first and then helps people notice emotions and patterns that keep causing pain.
Background and approach
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings and close, meaningful connections, and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused ideas to set practical steps. Her style is warm and collaborative. People are treated as the expert in their own lives and invited to try small changes between sessions.
Mindfulness techniques are offered when helpful to reduce overwhelm and improve sleep and concentration. Nadira has eight years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. She works with people across a wide range of concerns including trauma recovery, domestic violence, bereavement, abandonment wounds, immigration stress, and issues around intimacy and infidelity.
Sessions are available to people in the United Kingdom and to international clients in English. Nadira aims to help people make steady progress, regain calm, and find clearer ways to meet their goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nadira lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nadira names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotional and practical approaches translate online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people recognise and name strong feelings and understand how those feelings affect close connections. It is often useful for people who feel stuck in painful emotional patterns that affect relationships and intimacy.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The therapist offers non-judgemental listening and supports each person to find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood and change unhelpful habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nadira will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree which methods to try. This collaborative process means the focus can shift as progress is made.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, and live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer written communication. These formats offer flexibility for different daily rhythms and practical constraints, and they let people continue work from wherever they are located.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Nadira help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, addiction, ADHD and other life challenges listed on her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and collaborative, listening first and then working with emotions and practical steps to reduce distress and set achievable goals.
What is her professional background?
Nadira has eight years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location are noted?
She holds BACP accreditation and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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