Aqsa has worked in the fields of mental health and equality for more than 4 years. She holds a law degree from Queen Mary, University of London. She has extensive experience working with marginalised young people, conducting research in the mental health field, and building policy positions and campaigns that drive change. She is passionate about putting lived experience first and using co-production to identify and address challenges, conduct research, and assess the impact of programmes. She is eager to establish culturally sensitive and competent research and evaluation approaches.

Aqsa also supported lived experience experts to provide input into Mind's anti-racism strategic plan and Mind's work on reform of the Mental Health Act. Recently, to support the creation of a campaign to prevent Black students from being sanctioned for using Black British English in schools, Aqsa conducted research with young Black people and practitioners at Black Learning and Achievement in Mental Health (BLAM UK). The goal of this research was to understand how schools can diversify the curriculum to better represent the identity, history, and needs of the Black British community.