About Shagufta
Shagufta Qadir is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety and addictions. She also helps with relationship problems, low self-esteem and motivation.
Sessions are offered in English and Urdu. Her approach is collaborative and respectful. She starts by listening to each person’s story and identifying strengths that can be used to move forward.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at small, manageable changes rather than overwhelming plans. Shagufta draws on approaches such as attachment-informed work, client-centred conversations and cognitive behavioural techniques. She uses these tools to help people understand patterns, challenge unhelpful thoughts and build healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used to set achievable goals and keep progress on track. Practical issues such as sleep, eating, coping with grief, trauma and compassion fatigue are part of her caseload. She also supports people facing career stress, parenting pressures and the emotional impact of chronic illness.
Complex concerns such as bipolar mood issues, domestic violence and adoption-related matters are included in her areas of focus. Sessions can take different formats to suit the client. Shagufta encourages a steady pace and clear action steps.
She aims to help people feel more able to manage everyday stress and make decisions that match their values.
How Shagufta's Methods Work Online
Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions. It helps people notice patterns in how they connect and build safer ways of relating to others and themselves. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and reflecting what the person says. It aims to make people feel heard and to support them in finding their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns and then tests small changes to see what improves mood or anxiety. Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try different techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made. That means the approach can change over time to suit what helps most. Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls work well for richer conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or people prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when a shorter, more flexible option is needed. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, and help people access registered or accredited professionals from different locations.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Urdu
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