Soban Amir
Compassionate counsellor for stress and relationships
About Soban
Soban Amir is a BACP counsellor who helps people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or disconnection. He frames sessions to suit each person and aims to make it easier to talk about what matters most. His first priority is creating a welcoming space where clients can take things at their own pace.
He has five years of experience working with concerns that include relationship strain, low self-esteem, career stress, addictions and parenting pressures.
Background and approach
Soban also supports people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment wounds, body image, codependency and family of origin problems. He works with intimacy-related difficulties and LGBT concerns as well as depression and coaching goals. Soban blends practical talking techniques with focused exercises.
He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and choose values-based steps. He uses cognitive behavioural ideas to spot thoughts that fuel anxiety and to test new ways of coping. Solution-focused techniques help people try small changes and track what works.
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and Urdu and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. He aims to keep sessions straightforward and goal-orientated while staying open to the personal stories behind the symptoms. Soban emphasises respect, anti-discrimination and a non-judgemental stance in every meeting.
People who find it hard to start talking often benefit from brief, practical steps and steady support. Soban helps clients set realistic aims, practise new skills between meetings and review progress together. He encourages an active, collaborative approach so clients leave sessions with clear next steps.
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Sessions & fees
How talking approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take actions that match their values rather than getting stuck in worry. It suits clients who want to reduce avoidance and make practical changes in their day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses simple experiments and exercises to test new ways of coping with anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose which methods to try first, based on their goals and what feels workable. Sessions often combine elements from different approaches so the plan can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats offer flexibility and choice. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual feedback. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to use video or need a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, quick coaching steps or written reflections between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work when travel or schedules would otherwise get in the way.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Urdu
