Akanksha Malhautra

Akanksha Malhautra (she/her) is a trainee psychodynamic psychotherapist and a registered student member of the BACP, currently working towards an MA in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works within The Awareness Centre’s Low Cost Service in Clapham, offering a confidential, supportive space where clients can speak openly and feel heard. Her style is socially informed, curious and empathetic. She works collaboratively, aiming to be gently challenging when helpful, while holding a hopeful stance about the possibility of change.
In her clinical work so far, Akanksha has supported clients experiencing anxiety and depression, including persistent worry, low mood, self-criticism, emotional overwhelm, and difficulties in relationships. She has also worked with clients who have received an ADHD diagnosis, where therapy may involve exploring the emotional impact of feeling different, misunderstood, or “not enough,” and how this can shape confidence, relationships, and pattens of coping. Akanksha has experience supporting clients exploring sexuality, intimacy and identity, as well as those affected by infidelity and relationship rupture, where feelings such as betrayal, anger, grief, guilt or confusion may feel difficult to hold alone. Akanksha also has experience working with trauma, including PTSD and complex trauma, where difficulties may include hypervigilance, intrusive memories, dissociation, shame, or challenges with trust and closeness. She has worked with a diverse client base and is attentive to how culture, family histories, and intercultural experiences may shape a person’s inner world and conflicts, without reducing the person to any single aspect of their background. She has also supported students and carers, including those navigating long teem responsibility, burnout, or limited space for their own needs.
Prior to psychotherapy training, Akanksha spent 15 years working in private healthcare and international development, often in high-pressure environments and across different cultures. This background also informs her sensitivity to work-related stress, life transitions, and the impact of wider systems on emotional wellbeing.