Shahna Thurston, BACP

Shahna Thurston is a UK-based therapist with five years of professional experience and MBACP (Accred) membership, a recognised accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy indicating an accredited practitioner. She earned a Master’s degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy with Distinction, reflecting advanced academic training in therapeutic theory and practice.

She works in an integrative way, blending humanistic, person-centred, and existential perspectives with a range of therapeutic techniques. Shahna is DBT certified and also uses psychodynamic and transference-focused methods alongside trauma-informed approaches. She has training in Janna Fisher trauma work and will be completing EMDR training later this year, further expanding her toolkit for supporting recovery from complex trauma.

Shahna specialises in supporting people dealing with narcissistic abuse, trauma and CPTSD, anxiety, stress, addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, self-esteem concerns, grief, family issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and blended family dynamics, anger, career-related stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes or chronic illness. Her additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment and personality-related difficulties, codependency, communication and control issues, body image, caregiver stress, and responses to natural or human-caused disasters.

In sessions she draws on mindfulness, experiential therapy, psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, narrative and solution-focused strategies, and skills-based approaches to help people manage emotions, interrupt unhelpful patterns, and build resilience. Shahna aims to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space where individuals can explore their experiences, gain insight, and work toward greater balance and wellbeing.