Aakanksha Punj is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people who feel overwhelmed despite outward success.
01About Aakanksha
Aakanksha Punj is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people who feel overwhelmed despite outward success. She draws on six years of clinical experience to support people dealing with anxiety, stress, addiction, trauma, self-esteem, and career concerns. Her background as a former Division I athlete and an immigrant informs how she understands pressure, performance, and life transitions.
She offers a warm, direct, and collaborative style. Sessions focus on spotting patterns that keep someone stuck and working toward practical shifts.
Background and approach
Conversations move between processing past experiences and learning skills for emotional regulation. Clients can expect an approach that adapts evidence-based therapeutic techniques to their needs. The aim is to build skills and insight that lead to longer-term change rather than only managing immediate symptoms.
Aakanksha pays attention to cultural and identity issues that shape how people experience stress and recovery. Her work includes attention to addiction recovery, attachment and adoption-related concerns, immigration-related stress, and the particular pressures faced by young adults and women. She also supports people handling guilt, shame, impulsivity, and career-related strain.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Aakanksha practices in Colorado as an LPC and integrates clinical goals with each person’s life demands and rhythms.
02Credentials
- LPC (Colorado)
- License LPC.0020207 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1801547781 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Aakanksha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based methods work online
Many of her sessions use evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the person’s goals. One common approach focuses on learning emotional regulation skills - practicing breathing, grounding, and coping strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. Another helpful approach centers on processing past experiences so they interfere less with current choices and relationships; this can help with trauma, shame, and persistent anxiety.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Decisions about focus and techniques are reviewed together as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use therapy in moments when typing is easier. These options make therapy more flexible for work schedules, caregiving, and travel.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and career issues, plus related areas like attachment, adoption, and immigration challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm, collaborative, and direct. Sessions balance processing difficult experiences with practical skill-building.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience supporting people through anxiety, addiction recovery, trauma, and major life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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