Sana Khwaja
Supportive counselling for meaningful change
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About Sana
Sana Khwaja welcomes people who are ready to make a change but feel unsure where to start. She writes simply and directly, and aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. Sana uses calm, straightforward language so conversations feel manageable even when topics are hard.
Sana draws on five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom to support people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, and LGBT-related concerns.
Background and approach
She also helps with parenting strain, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related difficulties. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on practical steps that can be tried between meetings. Sana works from client-centred and existential approaches.
Client-centred work means sessions follow the person’s priorities and pace. Existential work focuses on meaning, values, and choices when life feels uncertain or stuck. People can expect a supportive, non-judgemental tone and collaborative thinking about goals.
Sana aims to help clients notice patterns, make clearer choices, and build skills to manage stress and change. She encourages small experiments and honest conversation about what helps. Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family issues, communication problems, fertility challenges, gender dysphoria, and postpartum depression.
This background is used to shape practical, person-focused conversations rather than offer a one-size-fits-all plan.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 393796
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Sana's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Sana works with
Everything Sana lists, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sana lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Sana works online
Existential therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice and responsibility. It can help when life feels confusing, when identities or roles are shifting, or when someone is facing big decisions. These ideas encourage practical reflection about values and how to act on them.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Sana will collaborate with each person to decide which approach or combination feels most useful based on their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change as therapy goes on, and adjustments are expected.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and travel, reduce time spent commuting, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals using these approaches aim to help people bring change into everyday life through focused conversations and practical steps.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can I bring to sessions?
Sana works with a range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, LGBT-related issues, parenting strain, anxiety, depression, and relationship and intimacy difficulties.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are rooted in client-centred and existential approaches, focusing on the client’s priorities and on values, choice and meaning in life.
What is Sana's professional background?
She has five years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom supporting people with the issues listed in her profile.
What credentials and location are on record?
Her listed credential is BACP and she practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options with the service before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy process?
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