Rukhsana Khan, BACP

Rukhsana Khan BACP is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She explains things plainly and listens so clients can say what matters. She aims to make sessions feel calm and respectful so people can talk at their own pace.

She has seven years of experience in clinical practice across the United Kingdom. Her work covers family conflict, parenting strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues with self-esteem and intimacy. She also supports people coping with chronic pain, illness and disability, and with life changes such as separation or loss.

Rukhsana blends several ways of working to suit each person. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current ones, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot patterns of thinking that make problems worse. She also draws on client-centred and psychodynamic perspectives to follow what clients bring and to understand deeper emotional themes.

Sessions are practical and focused on what the client wants to change. Conversations can include grounding techniques, clearer communication skills, and step-by-step plans for managing difficult feelings. The aim is to help people build coping strategies they can use between sessions.

Rukhsana works in English and accepts international clients. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. To start, clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when trust, closeness or repeated relationship problems are causing pain. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood, letting clients lead the topic while the counsellor reflects and clarifies to deepen self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) spotlights the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and suggest which methods might help. Together you can try different ways of working and agree what feels most useful for improving day-to-day coping and relationships.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the profile does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is difficult. It can also make some exercises easier to practise between sessions, such as thought records or grounding techniques, and give flexibility for people managing chronic illness or caregiving responsibilities.