About
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief and loss
- Self esteem
About Supna
Supna Ali is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are coping with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem, anxiety, stress and life changes. She also supports people dealing with workplace pressures, intimacy-related concerns and compassion fatigue.
Her sessions are straightforward and people-focused. She listens first and helps clients name what matters most to them. Conversations are paced to each person, with practical ways to manage distress and build clarity for next steps.
Supna uses client-centred principles alongside evidence-based techniques. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to identify and work with strong relationship-related feelings.
Her approach makes space to look at life transitions, identity questions and patterns that repeat over time. She will help people consider attachment, commitment and codependency issues, and work through grief, abandonment or isolation as they come up.
Sessions also include coaching elements when clients want structured goal-setting for career moves or life purpose. Supna has experience supporting carers and those facing end-of-life and hospice-related concerns. She offers therapy in English and accepts international clients, with practical information about sessions provided during booking.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Supna blends client-centred work with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting and following what the client brings. It helps when someone needs to be heard and to make sense of difficult feelings. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers clear exercises for changing unhelpful patterns. It is often helpful for anxiety, stress and low self-esteem. EFT concentrates on strong emotional responses in relationships and helps people identify and express those emotions more clearly.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Supna will talk with each person about goals and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to focus on and may mix approaches over time to match changing needs.
The practicalities of online therapy should be checked when booking, since session formats are not specified in the profile. Confirm which formats are offered before you schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins during work breaks or quieter moments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches to suit an individual's schedule and day-to-day demands.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, anxiety, stress and life changes, plus workplace and intimacy-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred with practical tools. She uses CBT and EFT to help people understand feelings and change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including grief and trauma.
Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?
She is listed with the BACP as provided in her profile and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are available to international clients. All appointments and practical details are arranged at booking.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are offered.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.