About Shamma
Shamma Khatun is a humanistic counsellor who uses a client-centred approach to support people facing anxiety, stress and life changes. She is based in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English and Bengali. Shamma holds BACP registration and brings six years of practical experience to her work.
She aims to create a calm space where people are listened to without judgement. Sessions focus on understanding how someone sees their life, and then exploring feelings and choices from that viewpoint.
Background and approach
Shamma does not give direct life instructions; she helps people find their own way forward. Her background includes work in a high school with young adults, a service helping people adjusting after changing faith, and a hospice supporting bereavement. That range has shaped her interest in grief, identity concerns and cultural or faith-related strains that can feel shameful or isolating.
Common areas she supports include relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, workplace and career pressures, low mood and trauma and abuse. She also works with issues such as abandonment, commitment and communication problems, seasonal mood shifts and feelings of isolation. In sessions Shamma listens carefully and respects each person’s independence.
She helps people name difficult emotions, consider small changes and build coping strategies for everyday life. If someone wants to explore how they feel and why, she works alongside them to clarify goals and next steps.
Client-centred care and online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person rather than the problem. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps people describe how they see their life. This approach can help with anxiety, relationship concerns, grief and identity issues by making space to understand strong feelings and personal values.Shamma’s humanistic stance means she prioritises the client’s perspective and choice. She works alongside each person to identify goals and decide which ways of working suit them best. Finding the right approach is part of the work and she will collaborate to adapt methods to meet individual needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when that is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can suit shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging offer a written option for people who prefer to reflect in writing or fit sessions into busy days. These formats make it easier to access counselling from different locations and schedules while keeping the focus on consistent, goal-oriented work.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Bengali
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