Rukhsana Khan

Rukhsana Khan is a counsellor with seven years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, anger and relationship strain. She helps those feeling low in mood, struggling with self esteem, or coping with grief and life changes. Her style is calm and direct, aiming to make talking about difficult feelings feel manageable.

She offers a space where people can be heard without judgement. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and on small, practical steps forward. Rukhsana listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients try different ways of responding to them.

Her work draws on a mix of talking approaches. Some sessions look at how early relationships shaped current reactions. Other times she uses goal-focused techniques to break problems into manageable tasks. The goal is to match methods to what a person needs now, not to stick to one single idea.

Rukhsana has experience across many issues beyond core mood and anxiety difficulties. She has supported people coping with trauma and abuse, parenting stress, chronic illness, body image and communication problems in relationships. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues and the fallout of separation.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are conducted in English and she practises from the United Kingdom. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling an appointment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Rukhsana draws on attachment-based work to look at how earlier relationships shape current responses, especially in close partnerships and family stress. This approach helps when patterns of closeness or distance keep causing the same problems.

She also uses client-centred therapy, which means sessions centre on listening, reflecting and following what the person finds most important. Paired with elements of cognitive behavioural techniques, she helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try practical changes to mood and behaviour.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Rukhsana treats the choice of method as collaborative and will discuss what feels most useful based on a person’s goals and day-to-day life. Together they decide whether to focus on patterns from the past, immediate coping skills, or a mix of both.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online counselling helps fit therapy into a busy life - it can make attending easier around work, childcare and travel, and it can allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care and to make starting therapy more convenient.