- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Asha
Asha Sookhoo is a counsellor who focuses on practical, evidence-based support for everyday struggles. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, depression and major life changes. She also helps with relationship strain, family conflict and parenting challenges, as well as issues like grief, addiction and compassion fatigue.
She brings seven years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs, with a straightforward plan and clear goals.
Background and approach
Conversations are respectful and calm, and she aims to make therapy feel like a steady, practical space to sort things out. Asha uses approaches grounded in evidence and adapts them to suit where a person is right now. That can mean learning simple skills to manage strong emotions, practising ways to change unhelpful patterns, or testing new behaviours between sessions.
The style is collaborative and goal-focused, not overly technical. She often supports people dealing with parenting strain, work stress, sleep or eating difficulties, and attention or mood challenges. She also offers help with intimacy worries and LGBT-related concerns.
Each plan is personal and may combine short-term coping work with longer-term change. For people new to therapy, Asha guides the first steps and keeps the process straightforward. Practical tools, regular check-ins and agreed goals help people track progress and adjust the approach when needed.
What Asha works with
Everything Asha lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Asha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
How practical approaches work online
Asha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and small behaviour changes. One common method is brief skills work to manage strong emotions and anxiety - people learn breathing, grounding and thought-checking exercises to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach centres on identifying and changing unhelpful patterns in relationships and behaviour; this helps with parenting stress, intimacy worries and recurring conflicts by testing new ways of responding.Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay relevant to their life and priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which give flexibility for different situations. Video is useful when visual interaction helps the work, phone is handy for lower bandwidth or shorter check-ins, and messaging or chat can fit into busy days or provide frequent brief support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting around work, childcare or travel.
Questions people ask about Asha
What kinds of problems can I bring to sessions?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, addiction and relationship or family strain, plus parenting and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is evidence-based and practical, with an emphasis on clear goals and skills people can use day to day. Conversations are collaborative and tailored to individual needs.
What experience does the counsellor have?
Asha has seven years of professional experience working with a range of concerns in the United Kingdom.
Which credential does Asha hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP registration and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and runs sessions with people in other countries.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to book time?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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