About Noreen
Noreen Akhtar is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and related issues. She also supports people facing grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family difficulties, anger, and life changes. Noreen works with those coping with compassion fatigue and a wide range of related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, chronic illness, and fertility worries.
Her sessions aim to be calm and straightforward. She creates space for honest conversation and helps people name what is happening for them.
Background and approach
Noreen uses practical talking methods alongside body-aware approaches to help people feel more grounded in day-to-day life. Over seven years of practice have shaped a style that balances empathy with clear strategies. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people settle on values and actions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Attachment-based ideas help when early relationships affect present behaviour. Client-centred practice keeps the conversation focused on each person’s pace and priorities.
Somatic elements bring attention to bodily experience when emotions feel stuck. Noreen holds BACP and NCPS credentials and works from the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
The initial steps are simple: select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions to suit your needs.
How these approaches work online
Somatic work brings attention to bodily sensations and how they relate to emotions and stress. It can help when feelings are experienced as physical tension or when talking alone does not shift distress.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and small, meaningful actions. It helps people notice difficult thoughts and still move toward what matters to them in daily life.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can be useful for people who notice repeating relationship struggles or strong fears around connection.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and then suggest a mix of methods. Together you will decide what feels useful and make adjustments as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. These options let people fit sessions around work, family or mobility needs and keep continuity when life gets busy. Many clients find the range of formats helpful for practising techniques between sessions and for getting support in ways that suit their daily routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English