Counsellor profile
May Alkasab, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Speaks English and Arabic
About May
May Alkasab is a counsellor and a member of the BACP with eight years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Arabic and she accepts international clients. May does not work on Sundays.
She uses person-centred ways of working that put the client's experience at the centre of sessions. That means listening, reflecting and helping people find their own solutions. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings and patterns in close relationships and how they affect day-to-day life.
In practice May spends time helping people name what is most worrying them. She talks through practical coping strategies and looks at how patterns of thinking and feeling affect behaviour. The focus may be on managing anxiety, grieving a loss, or sorting relationship difficulties.
She also supports people through major life transitions such as separation, career change, or end-of-life concerns. Sessions address related issues like guilt, shame, body image and communication problems when these come up. May uses straightforward, conversational methods rather than technical language.
Her background spans eight years of work with adults facing a wide range of problems. May aims to work at a pace set by each person and to help them clarify goals for therapy. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange an initial session.
How these approaches guide online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience first. The therapist listens, reflects and encourages people to find their own solutions. This can help when someone wants to talk through stress, low mood or life changes without a lot of technical language.Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at feelings and patterns in close relationships. It helps name emotions and the ways they shape interactions. That can be useful for relationship difficulties, grief or trauma that shows up in how people relate to others.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and then try ways of working that fit the person's needs. That means adjusting how sessions are used, the focus in each meeting, and the pace of therapy in collaboration with the client.
Please confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy around work, study or caring responsibilities. It can also allow shorter check-ins, sessions without video if wanted, or meetings that avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to help clients maintain continuity of care while organising therapy around everyday life.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Arabic
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What style of therapy does she use?
The main approaches listed are Client-Centred Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, which focus on a person's experience and on emotions in relationships.
How much experience does she have?
May has eight years of professional work experience supporting adults with a range of concerns.
Which professional body is she a member of and where is she based?
She is a member of the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.