Shamma Khatun

Shamma Khatun is a humanistic counsellor based in London who works from a client-centred approach. She places the person at the centre of sessions and listens carefully to how they see their life. Shamma aims to provide an open, empathic space where people can talk through difficult feelings such as grief, anxiety or a sense of isolation.

Shamma has six years of experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting strain, and trauma and abuse. She also works with issues such as abandonment, avoidant personality patterns, blended family problems, and compassion fatigue.

Her background includes work in a high school with young adults, in a hospice supporting bereaved people, and with a counselling service helping people who had changed faith adapt to a new way of life. This variety has shaped her sensitivity to cultural and faith-related concerns that can feel hard to speak about.

In sessions she focuses on listening without judgement and on respecting each person’s autonomy. She does not tell people how to live their lives but helps them clarify what they want and how they might move towards it. The aim is practical understanding of current feelings and steps that feel manageable.

Shamma is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and follows their ethical framework. She works in English and Bengali and accepts international clients who wish to work with her.

How client-centred work fits with online counselling

Shamma works from a client-centred framework which means she focuses on understanding how each person sees their life. In practice this looks like careful listening, reflecting back what she hears, and helping people make sense of their feelings. This approach can be helpful for concerns such as grief, identity questions, anxiety and loneliness because it makes space for personal meaning and experience.

Her humanistic perspective also pays attention to cultural and faith-related issues that may feel difficult to talk about. The counsellor aims to explore these topics at the client’s pace, helping people feel more comfortable naming shame, loss or identity shifts. Deciding which ways of working suit someone is a shared process, and Shamma will collaborate with you to choose what feels right based on your needs and goals.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can help fit counselling into a busy week by reducing travel and making shorter check-ins easier to arrange. It can also allow people in different countries to access a counsellor who speaks English or Bengali, and to continue therapy between in-person appointments if that is helpful. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly adapt client-centred techniques to online conversations so the focus remains on how you experience your life.