Fariha Hassan , BACP

Fariha Hassan is a counsellor who focuses on practical support for common life stresses. She helps people facing anxiety, low self-esteem, loss and grief, parenting strains and family tensions. She approaches conversations with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Her aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to make decisions.

She has nine years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, which is a recognised counselling membership. Fariha adapts sessions to each person's needs and prefers to build straightforward plans together. Sessions are paced to fit where someone is right now, whether that means short-term coping tools or longer work on self-worth.

Fariha also works with people dealing with communication problems, control issues, separation and divorce, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She supports people coping with immigration challenges and multicultural concerns, and can work with those who are hearing impaired. Women's issues are part of her listed focus areas.

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailors techniques to what helps each person most. Conversations include setting clear, manageable goals and finding small, practical steps for change. The tone is collaborative and goal-focused rather than prescriptive.

Sessions are offered in English and Urdu, and Fariha can work with international clients. She encourages people to take gentle first steps and offers steady practical support through challenging periods.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Fariha uses well-established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques chosen to match each person's needs. One common approach is problem-focused work that breaks worries into manageable parts and tests practical steps to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. This helps with stress, panic and feeling overwhelmed. Another approach is grief- and loss-focused support that helps people make sense of difficult feelings and find ways to adapt after a significant loss or change. That kind of work often mixes practical coping actions with space to process emotions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods as needed, checking in to see what helps. Collaboration guides the selection of techniques so the plan fits your life and preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual connection, phone calls suit people who prefer not to be on camera or need a shorter check-in, and messaging or live chat let you keep progress going between sessions or when time is tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping focus on practical change.