Sanaa Baksh

Sanaa Baksh is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of clinical experience. She aims to make beginning therapy less daunting and offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk through what feels heavy. Sanaa speaks English and Arabic and brings a warm, patient presence to sessions.

She trained with a BA Honours degree in Counselling and a Foundation Degree in Counselling Psychology. She has taken foundational CBT training with the Beck Institute and holds a range of certificates including online counselling, safeguarding, mental health awareness and a diploma in Islamic counselling. Her registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is listed as BACP.

Sanaa uses a blend of cognitive behavioural tools and humanistic ideas. That means she will offer practical strategies for managing distress alongside time to reflect on emotions and personal values. She pays attention to how background, culture and identity shape what people go through.

People come to her for help with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and relationship or family difficulties. She also supports those dealing with isolation or loneliness, attachment and communication problems, grief, immigration concerns and responses to trauma or disaster.

Sanaa describes therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions move at a pace that suits the individual. To begin, users follow the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Sanaa uses evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioural methods and humanistic counselling in her work. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and learning simple skills to change patterns of behaviour and mood; these are often useful for anxiety, panic and low mood. Humanistic counselling prioritises understanding feelings and personal values, offering space to reflect and build self-compassion, which can help with loneliness, relationship issues and a sense of emptiness.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process, and the therapist will work with each person to agree what feels most helpful. That might mean trying practical CBT tools for a time, then shifting to deeper emotional work, or mixing both approaches depending on goals and preferences. The decision is collaborative and reviewed as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow sessions to happen from more convenient locations. It can also make shorter check-ins or phone-based conversations possible when that better suits a person's schedule or energy. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques so they remain practical and relevant even when work happens remotely.