Sandra Ankrah
Person-focused counsellor offering practical support
About Sandra
Sandra Ankrah helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure where to turn. She speaks English and Twi and offers support to people in the United Kingdom and beyond. Sandra brings ten years of counselling experience and a calm, straightforward presence to sessions.
Sandra works in a way that puts the person at the centre. She listens without judging and aims to understand what matters most to each client.
Background and approach
Conversations are shaped around a person’s goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with parenting worries, addictions, sleeping and eating difficulties, ADHD and bipolar challenges.
Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, ageing and caregiver strain. Sandra draws on Client-Centred ideas alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic approaches. She also uses Solution-Focused techniques to help people spot small changes that make a difference.
Sessions are tailored so conversations and exercises fit each person’s pace and priorities. Sandra is registered with NCPS which provides a professional framework for her work. She meets people where they are and helps them take practical steps toward clearer thinking and improved day-to-day coping.
The aim is steady progress rather than instant fixes.
What Sandra works with
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Listed by Sandra among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that suit online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. It helps people who need a calm space to talk through feelings and find their own direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety or low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on goals and small steps that build momentum and change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can change over time as needs evolve.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when tone and expressions matter. Phone sessions can be a good alternative when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written reflection or need flexible timing. These options increase accessibility and help people keep therapy going when schedules are tight.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| 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
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English, Twi
