Farhaana Hanif, BACP

Farhaana Hanif is a counsellor who brings three years' experience in the social care sector to her practice. She works from a person-centred stance and focuses on helping people untangle difficult feelings when life feels overwhelming. Farhaana offers a calm, compassionate presence and aims to help clients reconnect with their emotional strength.

She commonly supports people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also helps with life changes and patterns that leave someone feeling exhausted or unsure. Her broader interests include issues such as body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency and communication struggles.

Sessions are led by the client’s pace and priorities. Farhaana describes her style as warm, grounding and collaborative. She listens without judgement and helps people notice patterns in thoughts and everyday habits that affect how they feel and act.

In practical terms, she works with people to create small, manageable changes rather than promising quick fixes. That may include talking through memories that trigger strong reactions, trying different ways to respond to stress, and developing clearer boundaries where relationships feel draining.

For someone unsure about therapy, she aims to make the first steps straightforward and gentle. The process is guided by what matters to the person in front of her and by building tools that suit their daily life.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Farhaana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques paired with a person-centred way of working. Person-centred counselling means the client leads sessions while the counsellor listens, reflects and supports. This helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings without pressure or direction.

She also focuses on practical work with thoughts and everyday habits. That involves noticing thought patterns that keep anxiety or low mood active and trying small, repeatable changes in day-to-day routines. This kind of work aims to make coping feel more manageable between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and tailor choices to the person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can adapt as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, childcare or health needs, and it can reduce travel time. It may also allow for shorter check-ins or audio-only meetings if that suits someone better, but check with the therapist about the exact formats offered.