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Nisa Farooq, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and grief
See online therapy options- CBT methods
- Attachment work
- Solution-focused steps
About Nisa
Nisa Farooq is a BACP counsellor with five years' experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, as well as eating and parenting concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and Nisa accepts international clients.
Her approach is practical and focused on what helps day to day. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and test unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current feelings, and Solution-Focused methods to identify small, manageable steps forward.
Nisa has particular experience supporting people facing hoarding, immigration and multicultural issues, obsessive-compulsive concerns, personality disorder traits, and non-monogamous relationship challenges. She also works with people affected by prejudice and discrimination. These areas feature in her work alongside more common problems like anxiety and grief.
Sessions begin by clarifying what someone most wants to change. Nisa uses short, concrete exercises and questions to help people spot patterns and try new responses between meetings. She explains techniques plainly and reviews what helps most over time.
Practical arrangements vary by location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first appointment is scheduled through the online options button.
How Nisa applies approaches in online sessions
Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships influence current emotions and reactions. In practice this means noticing patterns in how someone relates to others and trying small changes to feel less stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to identify unhelpful thinking and to test different behaviours between sessions. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear, short-term goals and identifies concrete next steps that are realistic to try.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust plans as progress is reviewed.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a regular day and reducing travel time. Confirm the exact session formats before booking as current options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, choose phone instead of video when needed, or schedule meetings around work and family commitments.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, eating concerns and parenting issues, plus related areas such as hoarding and immigration matters.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different ways of responding. Sessions include practical exercises and review of what works between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of clinical experience and a BACP credential. Her work includes bereavement and trauma-related support alongside common mental health concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients according to the information provided.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.