Method of Therapy

I am an accredited counsellor with the BACP, a supervisor and Somatic Experiencing ® Practitioner. I have a postgraduate diploma and a masters in relational and integrative counselling and psychotherapy, as well as a qualification in Somatic Experiencing. I also have training in online and telephone counselling, trauma informed care and autism, too.

I work with clients 18 or older who are resident in the UK one-to-one online. I do not normally work with clients if they currently are working with another therapist or coach. I work predominantly with Muslim clients due to my dual training as an Islamic educator and pastor since 2008.

Sessions currently cost £55 per hour.

I offer an initial free 30 minute consultation via Zoom for me to explain how I work, for you to explain a little about what brings you to therapy and your goals and for you to see whether I can help you.

I like to meet clients where they are at and accompany them in their exploration of the reality of the human experience at all its levels of being. I help them discover how to gently and gradually increase their awareness, and navigate new ways of relating alongside picking up new tools along the way to manage life.

I see myself fundamentally a person-centred therapist. This means the default way that I work is to provide space for the client to direct the sessions as they see fit and in accordance with their needs.

In the first session, I might encourage you to inform me of your needs in terms of any adjustments and I try my best to meet any of those requests. I might even invite you to check in how you are feeling at the beginning. Then when you feel ready, I invite you to share what you would like to touch on in the session or achieve by the end of it. When you are sharing, I endeavour to listen attentively, reflect back by paraphrasing what I have understood when appropriate. I might check in at certain moments in the session to see whether this is helpful so far and you are getting what you need. I encourage you to express anything you might need from me should you need more direction or clarity on the direction of the session and I try my best to intuit your experience as we are progressing, paying attention to anything I might sense or pick up on that would be relevant and helpful for you to be aware of. We collaborate throughout.

After the third session, I usually do a review of the work so far and offer you a client preference form to reflect on what has been helpful and what has not. This is a collaboration between us so you can get a bespoke way of working that suits you and your needs. I encourage you to address any questions, doubts or skepticisms you might have so I can adjust the therapy to your needs. By the fifth session, you should have a clear idea the work is helpful. Otherwise, I do not recommend you continue and I am happy to offer a referral should you request.

I suggest working initially once a week or every two weeks at least and then we gradually taper the sessions as you feel you need them less. Therefore, you might start having sessions once a week and later on you may have a session once a month or even longer gaps once you feel you are in a better place. However, you can choose to work with me in whichever way serves your preferences and needs.

I currently have availability. My working week is from Sundays to Thursdays and my time slots in the day are 9:00am-10:00am; 10:30am-11:30am, 12:00pm-1:00pm, 2:00pm-3:00pm, 3:30-4:30pm, and 5:00-6:00pm. I take two weeks off at Christmas, two weeks at Easter, one week in the first week of July, and one week in the first week of August.