Farhan Ghafoor

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT and client-centred
• Grief and loss

About Farhan

Farhan Ghafoor helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family conflict, grief and loss, and issues with addiction and sleep. He uses a direct, person-focused way of working and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has eight years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

He takes a client-centred approach, which means conversations start from the person's own experience and priorities. That helps people feel heard and decide what to focus on next. He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and identifies small changes that can make day-to-day life easier.

Sessions typically involve talking through recent problems, practical strategies and reviewing what worked between meetings. Farhan offers help with a wide range of concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related issues, addictions, and parenting pressures. He also supports people dealing with separation and divorce, communication problems and the strain of serious illness or end-of-life care.

He has specialist interest in attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, fatherhood issues, and feelings of guilt and shame. Practical tools and plain discussion are used alongside exploring feelings about difficult events and relationships.

People can expect clear, focused sessions that aim to make things more manageable. To begin, clients use the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How his approaches fit into online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy starts from the person's own concerns and priorities, with the counsellor following the client's lead to understand what matters most. It is useful for talking through relationship problems, family issues and feelings such as grief and loneliness.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical steps to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and address low mood. Sessions often include simple exercises to try between meetings.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and will adjust the way of working as those needs change. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can offer practical benefits such as fitting counselling around work, having shorter check-in meetings when needed, or avoiding travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can use these ways of working to make sessions easier to fit into everyday life.

Topics Farhan lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Parenting issues
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Depression
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Body image
• Cancer
• Communication problems
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Questions about Farhan

Does he work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. His practice includes support for stress, anxiety and depression using conversational work and practical strategies.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He offers client-centred counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as core approaches.

What experience does he have?

He has eight years of professional experience working with people in the United Kingdom.

Where is he based and what are his credentials?

He practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Does he see clients in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can international clients book with him?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats does he use?

The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost and how are they paid?

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