About Abida
Abida Haroon is a counsellor with six years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss or relationship difficulties. Her approach aims to help people make sense of their feelings and find practical ways to move forward.
She gives time to listen and understand each person's situation. Sessions focus on building resilience, self-acceptance and confidence so people can make clearer choices in their lives.
Background and approach
Abida seeks to understand a person's world and perspective before suggesting ways to cope. Abida has supported women who have experienced domestic abuse and draws on her Asian background to understand cultural and religious pressures. She also works with issues such as trauma and abuse, parenting strain, workplace stress, grief, intimacy concerns and sleeping or eating difficulties.
Her practice uses a mix of client-centred work, emotionally-focused conversations and trauma-informed methods. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are also used to help people manage symptoms and set achievable goals. Sessions are led at a pace chosen by the individual.
Abida speaks English, Punjabi and Urdu and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She supports people from diverse backgrounds and helps them explore practical steps towards greater wellbeing.
Approach-led online counselling for practical change
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your perspective. The counsellor reflects your feelings and helps you find your own solutions, which is useful for anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship concerns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people recognise and reshape emotional patterns in close relationships. It supports those who want clearer connection, better communication and healthier responses to conflict.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches gentle attention to thoughts and bodily sensations. It can reduce reactivity to stress and improve sleep and eating habits by encouraging small, consistent practices.
Deciding which approach suits you is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk about goals, preferences and how each method might help, then try different ways until a good fit is found. This is a collaborative process that respects your pace and choices.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work well with lower bandwidth, chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving and travel commitments, and to keep continuity when life is busy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Punjabi, Urdu
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