Shamma Khatun, BACP

Shamma Khatun is a qualified humanistic counsellor based in London who supports people from diverse backgrounds facing a range of emotional and relational challenges. She has experience working with concerns such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, relationship difficulties, parenting and parental issues, and suicidal ideation, and she has offered support to clients at different stages of life.

Her professional background includes work in a high school with young adults, involvement with Revert Counselling supporting individuals adapting to a change in faith, and practice at a hospice where she worked with bereaved clients. She specialises in bereavement and identity crisis, including existential concerns that can lead to deep despair. She also maintains a particular interest in faith-related crises and culturally sensitive issues that are often experienced with shame or treated as taboo.

Shamma places the client at the centre of the counselling process, adopting a humanistic, client-centred approach that recognises the individual as the expert on their own life. Her style emphasises careful listening, respect for autonomy, and an open, honest therapeutic relationship aimed at understanding how each person sees themselves and the world. Rather than interpreting a client’s experience for them, she works to explore feelings about present life circumstances and the changes the client wishes to make.

In her practice she aims to provide an empathic and honest counselling experience, to respect a client’s independence, and to listen attentively to their concerns. She commits to creating a safe environment for sessions, to working collaboratively on identified needs, and to supporting clients as they pursue desired changes. She does not give prescriptive advice on how to live one’s life, make judgments about personal choices, or share session content with others.

Shamma is a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom, and she adheres to its ethical framework. If her approach and areas of practice feel like a good fit, she invites prospective clients to make contact to discuss next steps.