Counsellor profile
Iffat Iqbal, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
About Iffat
Counsellor Iffat Iqbal is a BACP member with three years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. She also helps people facing life changes and motivational difficulties.
Iffat uses a client-centred approach. Sessions focus on listening and responding to what matters to the individual. She aims to help people speak openly about their experiences and arrive at their own solutions.
Typical sessions begin with an initial conversation to clarify what someone wants to work on. The counsellor asks about current difficulties, chooses priorities, and agrees next steps together. Work can include talking through past hurts, improving communication, and building everyday coping skills.
She also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment worries, body image issues, caregiver stress, and isolation. Practical topics such as money worries, life purpose, midlife transitions, and managing guilt and shame are included in the same way as emotional concerns.
Iffat describes therapy as collaborative. She listens, reflects, and offers a steady professional presence while clients decide what changes to try. Sessions are paced to suit each person and to fit the goals they bring.
To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first meeting. Fees vary with location and sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Client-centred approaches and online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without directing, reflects back what she hears, and helps people make sense of their feelings. This approach suits issues like low self-esteem, relationship worries, and adjusting after trauma.The aim is to work together to find what helps. The counsellor and client decide which issues to focus on and what steps to try next. That collaborative process includes checking progress and changing direction if something does not feel helpful.
Practical benefits of remote sessions include fitting therapy into a busy week and reducing travel time. Remote meetings can be easier to attend around work or caregiving commitments and may make it simpler to keep appointments. The exact session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals will explain how they run sessions and help match the approach to the person's needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She commonly works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues.
What therapeutic style does she use?
She practises Client-Centred Therapy, focusing on listening and responding to each person's concerns.
How long has she been practising?
She has three years of experience working with people 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.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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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