Ayesha Akhter is a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC) who earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Southern New Hampshire University. She is passionate about supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families as they navigate life’s challenges while building confidence, resilience, and a stronger understanding of themselves.

Ayesha works with clients navigating anxiety, social anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, behavioral concerns, trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, and complex family dynamics. She takes a person-centered and culturally responsive approach, believing that clients are the experts of their own lives and that therapy should be a collaborative process where each person feels heard, respected, and understood.

Ayesha incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Play Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and somatic mindfulness techniques into her work. She tailors treatment to each client’s individual needs, age, and developmental stage, allowing therapy to look different for every person who walks through the door.

Ayesha is passionate about creating a safe, authentic, and inclusive environment where clients feel comfortable sharing their experiences without fear of judgment. She recognizes that healing and self-expression can take many forms and may incorporate creative expression, verbal processing, mindfulness, and somatic techniques depending on what feels most meaningful and effective for the individual.

Fluent in English, Urdu, and Hindi, Ayesha brings cultural humility and an appreciation for the role that culture, family, identity, and lived experience can play in mental health and healing.

Ayesha is committed to continuing to grow as a clinician and expanding her knowledge of evidence-based practices. She is developing her skills in OCD treatment, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), while also expanding her experience working with couples and relationship concerns.

Through ongoing training, supervision, and professional development, Ayesha is dedicated to providing thoughtful, ethical, and individualized care as her clinical work continues to grow.

If you’re interested in seeing if Ayesha may be a good fit, she welcomes you to schedule a phone consultation to connect, ask questions, and take the next step.

Clinical supervision provided by Susan Woomer LCSW, CCS