Aamirah Khan, BACP
Aamirah Khan is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship tension, family conflict and trauma.
About Aamirah
Aamirah Khan is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship tension, family conflict and trauma. She also provides coaching to help clients clarify goals and make clearer choices about work and life. Aamirah has 12 years of experience and holds BACP registration, which is noted on her professional profile.
In sessions she aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly about difficult thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and rooted in everyday life. Clients can expect clear explanations and simple strategies to practise between meetings. Her work often covers mood and wellbeing issues such as depression, bipolar symptoms, disrupted sleep, anger and low self-esteem.
She also supports people facing career questions, compassion fatigue, chronic health challenges and the longer-term effects of abuse or traumatic events. Aamirah draws on a range of therapy styles including trauma-focused methods, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based approaches. She adapts techniques to each person, mixing reflective listening with structured exercises when helpful.
Sessions are offered in English and Urdu and can be arranged online using video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Many clients use coaching alongside counselling to set and track goals. The first step is to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange an initial appointment.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 253507 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Aamirah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coaching
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Aamirah names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Aamirah uses trauma-focused work to help people process and reduce the ongoing impact of distressing events. These methods aim to make difficult memories easier to discuss and to reduce intense emotional reactions over time. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them and take small actions that align with their values. ACT is often used for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-based work appears in her practice to address how early relationships can shape current patterns. This approach helps people understand repeating relationship dynamics and try new ways of relating. Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist discusses goals and preferences and will adapt methods as therapy progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to keep using and which to change. Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and exercises, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.Frequently asked
What concerns does Aamirah commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, anger and low self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are calm and non-judgemental with a practical focus. Conversations combine listening with simple exercises to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Aamirah has 12 years of professional experience working with people across a range of mental health and life concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Urdu for clients who prefer either language.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to therapist availability.
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