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Wajda Tabassum

Therapist · United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - emotions and relationships

Wajda Tabassum
Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom · 391096
Experience
4 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • Attachment work
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

About Wajda

Wajda Tabassum is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. She offers sessions in English and, according to her biography, also in Urdu and Hindi. Wajda works with adults on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and family issues, intimacy-related difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, and career worries.

Her way of working is grounded in humanistic, person-centred practice. Sessions are described as co-created spaces where honesty, integrity and respect guide the conversation. Wajda says she adapts the work to each person, using straightforward talking, reflective listening and practical strategies that fit the client's situation.

She draws on several therapeutic approaches to meet different needs. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Attachment-Based Therapy appear among her methods and are used to help name emotions and look at how relationships and attachment patterns affect everyday life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) features as well for working on values and committed action.

Wajda’s training includes a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling from Middlesex University and a BA (Hons) in Psychology, and she holds the BACP credential listed in her biography. She also lists further certificates such as online and telephone counselling and a Level 5 certificate for counselling children and young people.

She offers remote sessions and asks people who want to begin to use the site’s matching steps to schedule a first appointment. The fee structure varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Wajda lists Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) as one of her approaches. EFT focuses on identifying and naming strong emotions and looking at how they shape close connections and habitual responses. It can help when feelings are hard to put into words or when recurring emotional patterns cause distress.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and clarifying personal values to guide practical steps. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work too; this approach looks at early and ongoing attachment patterns and how they influence current relationships and coping styles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Wajda will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That may mean mixing approaches across sessions as priorities change.

The biography notes she offers remote sessions. Please confirm which session formats are currently provided before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work and family commitments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to keep therapy practical and usable within everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, career pressures and related difficulties.

What therapeutic style does she use?

Her approach is humanistic and person-centred, with methods drawn from Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other approaches to suit the client.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of counselling experience as stated in her profile.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is listed with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and the biography indicates she can also offer sessions in Urdu and Hindi.

Can people outside the UK have sessions?

The profile states she accepts international clients; confirm practical session arrangements before booking.

How are fees structured?

Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Use the site’s See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.

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