Shahna Thurston, BACP
Shahna Thurston is a counsellor who uses a person-centred and humanistic approach as the basis for her work.
About Shahna
Shahna Thurston is a counsellor who uses a person-centred and humanistic approach as the basis for her work. She combines that with mindfulness and practical skills to help people cope with stress and emotional pain. Shahna holds BACP registration and has five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief and low self-esteem. She also supports those facing relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns, addictions and challenges linked to trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Shahna works with issues such as sleep and eating difficulties, anger, career stress and coping with major life changes. In sessions she draws on client-centred listening, dialectical behaviour therapy elements and existential perspectives to help people make sense of their experience. Mindfulness practice and motivational interviewing are used where helpful to build coping skills and motivation for change.
The approach is collaborative and paced to what each person needs. Shahna is experienced in addressing complex presentations including bipolar symptoms, ADHD and co-morbidity alongside long-term illness or chronic pain. She also pays attention to attachment, codependency, boundary and communication problems.
Her work aims to reduce distress and strengthen everyday coping. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 399232 | April 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shahna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Shahna names
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Shahna's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centred therapy focuses on empathetic listening and putting the person's priorities first. Online sessions follow the same pattern - the counsellor listens, reflects and helps the person steer the work. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns and coping with life changes.Dialectical behaviour therapy elements teach concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. In online sessions Shahna can guide mindfulness exercises, teach emotion-regulation strategies and practise grounding techniques that suit everyday life. These skills are useful for anxiety, anger and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Shahna works collaboratively to choose what fits each person. She will discuss goals, try strategies together and adapt the mix of listening, skills training and reflective work as needs change.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and exercises, phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life while accessing registered and accredited professionals.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Shahna commonly help with?
She supports people with anxiety, stress, depression, grief and self-esteem difficulties. She also works with relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and sleep or eating problems.
What is Shahna's therapy style like?
Her work is person-centred and collaborative, with practical skills drawn from dialectical behaviour therapy and mindfulness. Sessions focus on listening, building coping skills and helping people make sense of their experience.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shahna has five years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
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