The Ease Project
Counselling · EMDR · Wellbeing
A Little More About Me
Healing unfolds when we create the right conditions for it — when someone feels safe enough, seen enough, supported enough.
I’m Rukhsana, and I’ve been working as a counsellor since 2011.
My journey into this work began with a deep curiosity about how we heal, and what actually helps people reconnect with themselves when life has left them feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck.
What I’ve come to understand is that healing rarely happens through one approach alone. We’re not just our thoughts, or just our emotions, or just our bodies. We’re all of it, woven together. And sometimes what we carry lives not in our minds, but in our nervous system, in the tension we hold, in the breath we forget to take.
This is why my work brings together counselling, trauma therapy, EMDR, somatic approaches, mindfulness, breathwork, and yoga. Not because I believe everyone needs all of these things, but because different moments call for different ways of working. Some days we talk. Some days we work with the body. Sometimes we need to process what’s been held for too long. Sometimes we simply need to slow down and breathe.
I’ve worked across private practice, NHS settings, employee assistance programmes, and holistic wellbeing spaces. I’ve sat with people through grief, trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. And what I’ve learned is this: healing doesn’t follow a formula. It unfolds when we create the right conditions for it. When someone feels safe enough, seen enough, supported enough to begin reconnecting with themselves.
I’m also a clinical supervisor, supporting other therapists and helping professionals in their work. I know how important it is to have space to reflect, to process what arises, and to look after ourselves as we support others.
Above all, I aim to offer a space where you don’t need to perform or pretend. Where you can simply be yourself, exactly as you are.
Qualifications & Training
- BA (Hons) Humanistic Counselling Practice
- BACP Accredited Member (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
- Qualified Counsellor (practising since 2011)
- EMDR Therapist
- Clinical Supervisor
- 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
- 50-Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training
- Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training
- Breathwork Coach / Breathwork Training
- Trauma-Informed Somatic Teacher & Coach Training (160-hour advanced training, including IFS, Parts Work, and TA)
- Reiki Practitioner / Reiki Master Teacher
- Aromatherapy Qualification
- Stretch / Movement Teaching Qualification
I engage in regular Continuing Professional Development to deepen my understanding of trauma, nervous system work, and somatic approaches. I also receive ongoing clinical supervision and work within the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
Begin With A Conversation
I offer a free 15-minute introductory call where we can talk about what’s bringing you here and explore whether working together feels right for you.