Shamma Khatun

Shamma Khatun is a humanistic counsellor who uses a client-centred approach to help people through difficult times. She practises from the United Kingdom and works with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. Shamma speaks English and Bengali and brings six years of experience to her work.

Her style places the person at the centre of the conversation. She listens carefully and reflects what she hears rather than telling clients what to do. This approach aims to help people clarify how they see themselves and what they want to change.

Shamma has worked in a range of settings including a high school, a hospice and with organisations supporting people adapting to a change of faith. Those roles contributed to her experience with bereavement, identity concerns and culturally sensitive issues that can carry shame or taboo.

She commonly supports people coping with parenting stress, workplace pressure, compassion fatigue and life transitions. Other areas she attends to include abandonment, commitment struggles, communication problems and seasonal affective disorder.

In sessions she aims to offer an empathic, honest space where a person’s autonomy is respected. She does not give life advice or judge choices, and she stays true to the ethical framework of her professional body, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

If someone feels this way of working could help, the next step is to make contact and follow the site’s matching process to arrange a first meeting.

Client-centred ideas for online counselling

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says. The counsellor aims to understand how the client sees their life and helps them find their own answers. This approach can suit people facing grief, identity questions, anxiety or relationship tensions.

Humanistic work emphasises respect for a client’s autonomy and personal values. It supports people who want to explore their feelings about major life changes, faith shifts or cultural issues. The counsellor’s role is to offer empathy and to hold a space where the client’s perspective matters.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose ways of working that match their goals and preferences. That may mean trying different ways of talking and seeing what feels most helpful.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also gives people more choice about how they attend while the therapist and client decide together what suits them best.