Abida Haroon, BACP

Abida Haroon offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space for people who are struggling to make sense of difficult feelings and life events. She recognises that asking for help can feel daunting and that talking about personal struggles with family or friends is not always possible, so she aims to provide an accessible place to begin a journey of self healing.

Working collaboratively, she helps people gain insight into their thoughts and patterns so they can make different choices and build greater self acceptance, resilience and confidence. She supports exploration of a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self esteem, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges and depression.

Abida has experience supporting women who have experienced domestic abuse and draws on her Asian background to offer understanding of cultural and religious pressures that can affect wellbeing. She seeks to understand each person by seeing the situation from their perspective and standing alongside them through change.

She holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and aims to provide a thoughtful, steady presence while people work toward clearer insight and more manageable day to day living.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Abida Haroon works from approaches that centre the person and their emotions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding the individual without judgement, helping people explore their feelings and values so they can grow self acceptance and confidence - it is often helpful for issues like low self esteem, life transitions and relationship concerns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and shift patterns in close relationships by exploring core emotions and attachment needs, which can be useful for couples and for addressing intimacy and family difficulties. Mindfulness Therapy offers practical ways to notice thoughts and emotions in the moment, reducing reactive patterns and supporting management of anxiety, stress and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She will work collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt the work as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Abida can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care when travel or schedules are challenging and enable ongoing contact in ways that suit each individual.