Fadeela Abdelmawla, BACP, NCPS

Fadeela Abdelmawla offers a compassionate, creative approach to therapy that helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical experience, she blends humanistic warmth with structured techniques to support clients in rebuilding confidence, finding clarity at life’s crossroads, or gently closing chapters that no longer serve them.

She works from an integrative humanistic person-centred framework, tailoring sessions to each person’s needs and drawing on a range of evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy. Her style is often imaginative and metaphorical - using active imagination and guided imagery when words alone do not capture what is felt - to deepen self-understanding and emotional expression.

Equality and collaboration are central to her practice, with a focus on self-compassion, personal growth, and reducing harsh self-criticism. She supports clients in exploring the roots of difficult feelings, learning new ways to cope with feelings like guilt or shame, and developing practical strategies for communication, boundaries, and life transitions. Fadeela holds BACP and NCPS credentials, which indicate recognised professional counselling and psychotherapy qualifications, and she accepts international clients who prefer to work in English.

Integrative approaches for online therapy and growth

Fadeela commonly draws on person-centred therapy, which focuses on offering empathetic, nonjudgmental support so clients can explore their values, feelings, and choices at their own pace; this approach is helpful for building self-compassion and strengthening personal insight. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, a practical framework that can reduce symptoms of anxiety and panic and improve day-to-day coping. Trauma-sensitive mindfulness is another strand of her work, combining gentle present-moment practices with an awareness of how past events affect current responses, which can aid recovery from traumatic experiences.

Choosing the right blend of approaches is part of the therapy process rather than a fixed plan. Fadeela collaborates with each client to decide which methods fit best with their goals, preferences, and pace, adapting techniques as understanding grows. This collaborative stance helps tailor therapy to what matters most to the client.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility - it makes it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel and enables consistent support for clients who live abroad or prefer remote appointments. Working with licensed professionals in this way allows clients to access evidence-based techniques and compassionate, individualized care from wherever they are.