Sohail Sultan

Sohail Sultan is a PACFA counsellor practising in Australia with seven years of clinical experience. He draws on a mix of therapeutic approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship strain. He aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and to take the first steps toward change.

He creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can say what’s on their mind. Conversations focus on practical next steps as well as understanding patterns that keep problems repeating. Sohail encourages clear goals so progress can be noticed between sessions.

His work often addresses trauma, grief and issues connected to intimacy and self-esteem. He also supports people dealing with sleep and eating difficulties, career worries, and mood disorders including bipolar. Anger is one of the concerns he helps people explore and manage.

Sohail uses a variety of approaches depending on what each person needs. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-informed work and cognitive-behavioural techniques to build coping skills. He also uses client-centred and dialectical behaviour ideas when they fit the situation.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual. Sohail pays attention to cultural context and how life demands shape stress and coping. He invites people to bring everyday problems and practical goals to therapy so the work feels directly useful.

How specific approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and on choosing actions that match what matters. It can help with anxiety, stress and patterns like avoidance. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches step-by-step skills to change them, which is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people build healthier ways of relating and managing strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences. Plans are reviewed as progress is made, so the approach can change if something else looks more helpful.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around busy days and to maintain continuity between appointments. Some people prefer shorter check-ins by phone or audio when time or bandwidth is limited, while others choose longer video sessions for more in-depth work. Online sessions can support learning new coping skills, practicing techniques between appointments, and keeping momentum when life gets busy.