- Client-centred approach
- Focus on relationships
- Support for anxiety
About Durdana
Durdana Soomro is a counsellor with nine years of experience practising in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration, and uses a warm, respectful approach to help people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Her work focuses on real-life concerns such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and grief.
She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, including the impact of infidelity and multicultural concerns. In sessions she listens carefully and adapts conversations to each person's needs. The aim is to help people notice patterns and make small, workable changes.
Durdana combines a few different ways of working to suit the situation. She draws on client-centred principles to keep the person’s experience central. She may use ideas from cognitive behavioural therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and from attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current ones.
Her style is practical and down-to-earth. She supports clients to build skills for managing stress and anxiety, and to strengthen confidence and motivation. Conversations are guided by respect, sensitivity and compassion.
People who come to her often want straightforward help with everyday problems. She works together with each person to shape goals and next steps. To begin, she suggests a short matching process so sessions can be arranged to fit individual needs.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Durdana often works from a client-centred perspective, which means sessions focus on the person in front of the counsellor and their own priorities. This approach helps people feel heard and guides the pace of change.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current ones, which can be useful for relationship and intimacy concerns. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is another tool she draws on to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns that feed anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and then decide together what methods to try. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs evolve.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need quieter surroundings. Registered or accredited professionals can guide how to use online sessions in a way that matches each person's routine and goals.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can I bring to counselling?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and grief. Relationship and intimacy-related issues, including infidelity and multicultural concerns, are also areas she addresses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The work is person-centred and practical. Conversations are guided by respect and sensitivity while aiming to identify patterns and build coping skills.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of professional experience in counselling practice. That experience includes helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties.
Where is the counsellor based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP, which is shown as BACP in her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.