Abida Haroon

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Parenting and family

About Abida

Abida Haroon works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and depression using a client-centred approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years' experience in counselling.

Abida offers time to talk through difficult experiences and to gain clearer self-awareness. She focuses on helping people understand their feelings and on building personal resilience and self-acceptance. Sessions look at practical ways to improve decision-making and day-to-day coping.

She uses methods drawn from emotionally-focused work and trauma-focused approaches when appropriate. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used to support coping skills and small, achievable changes. Her style emphasises listening and working from the client's perspective.

Abida has experience supporting women who have experienced domestic abuse and brings an understanding of cultural and religious factors from her Asian background. She helps people consider how culture and family expectations affect relationships and personal choices.

Sessions can include exploring attachment patterns, caregiver stress, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and workplace or young adult concerns. She also addresses issues such as forgiveness, life purpose and multicultural concerns in straightforward terms.

Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi and Urdu. International clients may be accepted. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Abida uses counselling approaches in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting the person's experience so they feel heard and can find their own direction; it suits people who want a conversational, exploratory approach. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional patterns in relationships and personal connections and helps people identify and name key feelings; it can be helpful for relationship and intimacy-related issues. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing difficult events and reducing their impact on daily life by working at a manageable pace and using techniques to support coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Abida will discuss different methods and agree a plan with the client based on needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as the work progresses.

The biography does not specify which session formats are used, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel time, making shorter check-ins possible, or allowing sessions to be scheduled around work or childcare. Registered or accredited professionals often use a mix of therapeutic techniques to help with stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship concerns, and Abida draws on the approaches above to match the work to each person.

Topics Abida lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Depression
• Attachment issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Life purpose
• Multicultural concerns
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-love
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Abida

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among her main areas of work, and she uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to support coping.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a client-centred approach and draws on emotionally-focused, trauma-focused, mindfulness and solution-focused methods to suit the person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years' experience in counselling as stated in her profile.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in Punjabi or Urdu?

Yes. Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi and Urdu.

Does she see clients outside the UK?

International clients are accepted, according to the profile information provided.

What formats are available for sessions?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost and how do subscriptions work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.