Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
My name is Aakansha. I have a passion for helping people. I am understanding, patient, empathetic, friendly and I have good listening skills. Through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, my role is to study how the clients could understand themselves, as well as develop more positive ways of behaving for their benefit. This is done by facilitating them to replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts which would in turn help them to feel and act positively. I also use a Person-Centered approach by helping the client to identify their strengths and weaknesses. In addition to the former, I incorporate Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Solution-focused Brief Therapy, Spiritual Counselling and Mindfulness based on the client’s comfort level during the sessions.
I studied at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) in 2012. I began my Masters in Guidance and Counselling from James Cook University, Singapore in 2014 and I graduated in October 2016. From 2013 to 2015, I worked as a Counsellor at Centre for Psychotherapy. Whilst at Centre for Psychotherapy, I conducted Drug Intervention workshops at Changi Prison, Changi Women’s Prison and Tanah Merah Prison. In addition to the former, I conducted a Youth Enhanced Supervision workshop in collaboration with Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and Central Narcotics Bureau for drug abusers below 21 years old, as well as workshops for Inhalant Abuse. Besides addiction, I have managed cases based on molestation, anger management, stress, anxiety and Custody Dispute Evaluations.
In order to meet graduation requirements at James Cook University, I completed my Internship at NuLife Care and Counselling Services on 14 Oct 2016.
At NuLife Care and Counselling Services, I saw clients aged 8 years old to 40 years old who had problems such as childhood trauma, domestic violence, domestic issues, health problems and substance abuse.
I wanted to specialise with children and adolescents which is why I joined Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes in 2017 to gain experience with working with that age group. To further my specialisation, I completed a MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at King’s College London in December 2019. I am a Registered Member (MBACP) at the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
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Aakansha Sharma is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. She is patient, understanding, empathetic and approachable, and she brings careful listening skills to each session to help clients feel heard and understood.
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help clients explore how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact, and to develop more helpful patterns of thinking and action. Aakansha also adopts a Person-Centred stance to assist people in recognising their strengths and areas for growth. Where appropriate and comfortable for the client, she integrates Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), psychodynamic approaches, humanistic methods, solution-focused brief therapy, spiritual counselling and mindfulness practices.
Aakansha completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York in 2012, and went on to earn a Masters in Guidance and Counselling from James Cook University, Singapore in October 2016. To fulfil her degree requirements she completed an internship at NuLife Care and Counselling Services on 14 October 2016. Early in her career she worked as a counsellor at the Centre for Psychotherapy from 2013 to 2015, where she ran drug intervention workshops in Changi Prison, Changi Women’s Prison and Tanah Merah Prison, and collaborated with the Ministry of Social and Family Development and the Central Narcotics Bureau on youth-focused programmes for substance misuse.
Her clinical experience includes working with addiction, molestation, anger management, stress, anxiety and custody dispute evaluations. While at NuLife Care and Counselling Services she worked with clients aged 8 to 40 on issues such as childhood trauma, domestic violence, family difficulties, health concerns and substance abuse. In 2017 she gained further experience with children and adolescents at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, and she completed an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at King’s College London in December 2019. Aakansha is a Registered Member (MBACP) of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She specialises in areas including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, family and intimacy-related concerns, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes and ADHD. As a female therapist of colour, she brings perspective and cultural awareness to her work with diverse clients.
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