About me
I’m an English-speaking British counsellor and Reiki healer in Stockholm, Sweden. My cultural backdrop is British Croatian, and I self-identify as neurodivergent (currently going through assessment).
I have worked within mental health and wellbeing for 30 years, and in private practice as a counsellor and Reiki healer since 2010. Spanning the period 2010 to 2021, I also worked as an outreach and school counsellor for ARC Counselling in Wokingham, UK. I now work predominantly with adults, but do occasionally work with young people from 11 to 17 years.
For my counselling work, I am registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). This means that I work within their Code of Ethics. Due to my work as a counsellor, my ethical considerations always extend to my healing work too. I have current insurance to practice counselling and Reiki with clients around the world, and my registered VAT (MOMS) number in Sweden is SE770116138701.
I have a particular interest in the impact of difference, whether cultural, relating to faith and belief, or individual e.g.:
- ADHD, PDA, autism, giftedness or sensory sensitivities
- mental or physical health problems
- gender, sexual or relationship diversity.
I work with the anger and other emotions that difference or feeling misunderstood can lead to, and the impact on life direction this can have, for example, when it leads to feelings of depression, helplessness or lack of purpose.
I also work with issues relating to life transition points, and their impact on relationships with self and others. These transitions might include:
- Identity:
- Confusion around your gender, sexual or relationship identity
- Becoming an adult
- Coping with age-related changes, including menopause and andropause (‘male menopause’)
- Coping with issues relating to start or end of life
- Loss of faith or uncertainty surrounding personal beliefs
- The twin relationship, including estrangement or loss
These transitions can result in an existential crisis. You may feel uncertain or afraid, no longer able to predict or assure your future. You may be wondering, what is my purpose?
I also offer consultations to parents or educators around supporting young people who are different, or who do not respond well to traditional parenting or teaching methods.
For information about my therapy training, please click here. If you want to know more about my complete professional background, you are welcome to check out my profile on LinkedIn.

Nina Shah
Gestalt Counsellor Dip. MBACP (Accred.), Reiki Master Level 3.
