Counsellor profile
Abida Haroon, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
- Trauma-focused work
About Abida
Counsellor Abida Haroon is a BACP member with six years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious or low, and supports those facing relationship, family and trauma-related difficulties. She also accepts international clients and offers sessions in English, Punjabi and Urdu.
Abida uses a person-focused way of working. She listens and reflects so people can notice patterns and make different choices. Sessions often look at building resilience, self-acceptance and confidence. Practical steps and short-term goals may also be used when helpful.
She has supported women who have experienced domestic abuse and brings an awareness of cultural and religious pressures that can affect decision making. That background informs how she talks about family problems, parenting strain, and multicultural concerns. Topics she commonly helps with include grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and workplace stress.
Abida draws on a mix of talking approaches and practical techniques. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used alongside emotion-focused and trauma-informed ways of working. The aim is to help people notice feelings, reduce distressing patterns and try out small changes between sessions.
People who choose to work with her can expect calm, straightforward conversations. She will help set simple goals and check progress. If you are unsure whether counselling will help, she asks clients to complete an initial matching questionnaire and then book a first meeting to see how it feels.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Abida uses client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so people can explore their thoughts and feelings in their own words. This helps when someone feels stuck, unsure or needs space to make sense of difficult emotions.She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy, which looks closely at patterns in close relationships and aims to help people understand and respond to strong emotions. This approach can be useful for intimacy-related problems and recurring arguments that cause distress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Abida discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods as they go, combining listening, emotion work and practical steps to suit the situation.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as this profile does not list specified methods of meeting. Many people find online sessions help fit counselling around work, family and travel, for example by saving journey time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. If camera-free options, shorter sessions or different appointment times are needed, mention these on the matching questionnaire so they can be discussed at your first meeting.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Punjabi, Urdu
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression, and common concerns such as relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and intimacy-related issues.
What approach does she use in sessions?
She combines client-centred listening with emotionally-focused and trauma-focused methods, and uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi and Urdu.
Can she work with clients outside the UK?
She accepts international clients as stated in her profile.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking by using the site matching process, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How do I get started and what does it cost?
To begin, select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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