Deena Sookia

Deena Sookia is a UK-based psychotherapist with 16 years of clinical experience, offering evidence-based support for a wide range of difficulties from everyday stressors to more severe conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety and depression.

Her practice draws on integrative therapy, blending psychodynamic and person-centred perspectives with practical CBT skills. She is trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD - the recognised gold standard treatment for that condition - and also uses solution-focused approaches where appropriate.

Deena works collaboratively with clients to develop individualised treatment plans that include psychoeducation and tailored interventions. She supports people experiencing anxiety (including health anxiety and phobias), panic attacks, OCD and eating disorders, as well as low self-esteem, stress, work-related difficulties, burnout, relationship and family issues, parenting and perinatal concerns, bereavement, trauma and attachment-related problems.

She offers a warm, empathic and non-judgmental therapeutic environment in which clients can explore their thoughts, feelings and experiences. By forming a trusting therapeutic relationship, individuals can begin to gain clarity, heal, build confidence and work toward practical change at a pace that feels comfortable to them.