Wajda Tabassum, BACP

Wajda Tabassum is a BACP counsellor who offers remote sessions from the United Kingdom. She greets people with warmth and aims to create a co-created therapeutic space. Wajda encourages authenticity, empathy, integrity and respect as people talk through their worries.

She works with adults on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing parenting strain, sleeping or eating difficulties, career uncertainty, and life changes. Additional areas she lists include attachment issues, body image, chronic illness and disability, codependency and dissociation.

Wajda trained with a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling from Middlesex University and holds a BA (Hons) in Psychology plus other professional certificates. She is a BACP Registered Counsellor and has completed training in online and telephone counselling and trauma-informed risk assessment.

Her approach is humanistic and person-centred, and she draws on a range of methods to suit each person. That might include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, existential ideas, creative therapies, or brief solution-focused work. Sessions are tailored to what each person needs and wants to achieve.

Wajda accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To start, people choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to her availability.

How different approaches work in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then choose actions that match their values. It is often used when anxiety, stress or low mood make it hard to move forward. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people practice different ways of connecting and relating. It can be useful for relationship, intimacy or abandonment concerns. Client-Centred Therapy concentrates on listening closely and reflecting what someone is saying so they can find their own solutions and regain confidence in decision-making.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress as therapy continues.

Wajda offers remote sessions, which can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week. Remote work can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it possible to meet from different locations. Confirm the exact session formats available before booking so arrangements match your daily routine.