Najma Haja Alaudeen , AASW

Najma Haja Alaudeen is an AASW counsellor who supports adults facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She creates a calm, collaborative space where clients are treated as whole people. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit everyday life.

Najma draws on nearly 19 years of experience to help people manage worry, low motivation and mood shifts. She also works with executive function challenges such as ADHD and with the lasting effects of past abuse or traumatic events. Conversations aim to identify small, doable changes and coping tools that can be used between sessions.

Relationship difficulties, parenting strain and work burnout are common reasons people seek Najma's support. She helps clients who are struggling with self-esteem, grief, addiction concerns and anger to find clearer ways forward. She also addresses attachment concerns and issues like codependency or communication problems.

Her style is flexible and person-centred. Najma blends evidence-informed methods with a focus on what matters to each client. Planning is collaborative so strategies match someone’s values, routine and responsibilities.

Sessions are offered in English and Tamil and delivered online using video calls, phone, live chat or messaging. The starting steps are straightforward and designed to move at a pace that feels manageable for each person.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters to a person and taking small actions that align with those values. It helps with anxiety, low mood and coping with difficult thoughts by teaching practical exercises to notice and move through uncomfortable feelings.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns of relating. This approach can help people understand repeated relationship hurts, codependency or attachment worries, and build more secure ways of connecting with others.

Najma aims to find the best fit together with each client. She will talk through goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t worked before, then choose approaches that suit the person’s needs. That collaborative planning can change over time as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility for people juggling work, family and other commitments. Video calls let therapists and clients use visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging is useful for shorter check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to attend regularly and to keep therapy integrated with daily life.