Layla Kareem, BACP

Layla Kareem is a qualified counsellor based in Central London who offers a calm, attentive space for people navigating personal difficulties. She invites clients to share their concerns and preferences so that sessions can be shaped around individual goals and comfort levels. Her work combines person-centred listening with psychoanalytic ideas, and she often weaves in themes of mindfulness and existential thinking to help clients make sense of emotions and life choices.

Layla aims to reduce the anxiety that can come with starting therapy by offering wholehearted support in a non-judgemental environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored openly. She emphasises collaboration and gently guides discussions to uncover patterns, build insight, and identify practical steps forward. Layla currently conducts sessions via text-based messaging, reflecting her flexible approach to meeting clients where they feel most able to engage.

She holds BACP, which indicates affiliation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and welcomes contact from people ready to begin work on issues ranging from relationships and grief to stress, trauma, and life transitions. Layla looks forward to hearing from prospective clients and learning how best to support their needs.

Approaches in Online Therapy and What to Expect

Layla uses client-centred methods that focus on listening and responding to each person without judgement, helping clients feel understood and supported while they explore personal goals and values. Attachment-based work examines patterns in close relationships and early bonds to clarify how those patterns affect current connections and emotional responses, which can be useful for issues like intimacy, abandonment, or family dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and develop alternative strategies, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Layla works collaboratively to determine what fits each client's needs, goals, and preferences. She will discuss options, adapt methods over time, and encourage feedback so the work remains aligned with what the client hopes to achieve.

Online therapy makes it possible to access help in different formats. Layla currently offers text-based sessions, and online support more broadly can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to continue therapy during life transitions, and allow clients to pick the format in which they feel most able to engage.