- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Bengali
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Shamma
Shamma Khatun is a humanistic counsellor who works using a client-centred way of working. She draws on six years' experience to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or loss of direction. Shamma also supports people wrestling with relationship strain, parenting concerns, and questions about identity.
She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on the person in front of her. The counsellor listens carefully and reflects what she hears so people can better understand their own thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
That practical, respectful style helps people who are coping with life changes, low self-esteem, or compassion fatigue. Shamma has worked in a range of settings, including a high school, a hospice supporting bereaved clients, and an organisation helping people who have changed faith. Those experiences inform her work with cultural or faith-related concerns and identity questions that feel difficult to speak about.
People meet Shamma to talk through grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, seasonal low mood, or painful memories from past abuse. She pays attention to how each person sees their life and follows their lead rather than imposing explanations. Shamma is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She offers sessions in English and Bengali for people located in the United Kingdom and beyond.
What Shamma works with
Everything Shamma lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shamma helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shamma lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Client-centred care online and what to expect
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's own experience at the heart of counselling. The therapist listens without judgement, reflects back what she hears, and follows the client's lead so they can make sense of their feelings. This approach is often helpful for people facing grief, parenting stress, identity questions or relationship difficulties.Shamma's practice draws on humanistic values that respect the person's autonomy and pace. She will work collaboratively to identify which ways of working feel most useful. Together they will try different ways of talking and checking in to match the client's goals and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day, and text or chat sessions suit shorter check-ins or written reflection. These options make it easier to arrange sessions around work, childcare or travel, and to keep continuity when life gets busy.
Questions people ask about Shamma
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, parenting worries, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centred approach that focuses on listening and reflecting back what the person says so they can make sense of their own experience.
How much experience does she have?
Shamma has six years' experience working in a high school, a hospice and in community settings supporting people with faith and identity transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Bengali, and international clients are accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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