Sanaa Baksh

Sanaa Baksh is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem issues and depression, and she also lists life purpose among her focus areas. Sessions are available in English and Arabic.

Sanaa trained with a BA (Hons) in Counselling and a Foundation Degree in Counselling Psychology. She has completed core counselling certificates and modules including counselling skills, counselling studies and a diploma in Islamic counselling. She also holds practical training in online counselling and a course from the Beck Institute in the basics of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

In session she uses structured CBT tools alongside humanistic ideas about exploring feelings. That means there will be practical exercises to try as well as space to talk about emotions and relationships. She also offers support around attachment and communication problems, control issues and panic attacks.

Sanaa works with people impacted by traumatic events, domestic violence, immigration stress, isolation and end-of-life concerns. She also lists multicultural issues, guilt and shame, forgiveness and hospice and end-of-life counselling among her areas of focus. Her background includes safeguarding, mental capacity and suicide awareness training.

She describes her approach as paced to the individual. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the site. The cost of sessions varies with location and they use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches that guide online sessions

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and testing small changes. It is often used for anxiety, panic and low mood and gives practical exercises to try between sessions.

Humanistic-informed counselling emphasises exploring feelings and personal meaning. It creates time to talk about relationships, identity and life purpose without pushing to immediate solutions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals and try methods that fit the person's needs and preferences. That way the work can shift if a different technique would help more.

The profile shows training in online counselling but does not list exact session formats here. Please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people keep sessions from whatever local setting works best for them, while still focusing on practical tools and conversation.