Mehbuba Khalid, BACP

Mehbuba Khalid is a psychotherapist who combines clinical practice, supervision, and teaching to support individuals and couples through a wide range of emotional and relational challenges. She brings academic training and clinical experience to her work, holding an MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy, a postgraduate master’s degree focused on humanistic approaches to therapy, and is a Full Clinical Member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), which reflects recognised clinical membership in the United Kingdom. She is also a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), indicating active engagement with professional standards and continuing development.

Alongside a private practice, she provides clinical supervision to other practitioners and teaches counselling students, helping to cultivate reflective, ethical, and competent professionals. Those roles inform and enrich her therapeutic work and underline a commitment to ongoing professional learning and high standards of care.

Her clinical experience covers anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and attachment difficulties, addiction, eating disorders, intimacy and psychosexual concerns, bereavement, and issues of self-worth and identity. Mehbuba uses a compassionate, trauma-informed, and relational approach to create a welcoming space where people can explore their experiences, deepen self-understanding, and work toward meaningful change.

She recognises that seeking therapy often takes courage, and aims to offer a thoughtful, non-judgemental environment in which clients feel heard, understood, and supported to navigate life’s challenges, build resilience, and move toward greater wellbeing and fulfilment.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Mehbuba works with approaches that emphasise relationships, personal meaning, and processing traumatic memories. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns - it helps clients explore attachment styles, improve connection, and resolve relational anxieties. Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of the work, offering empathic listening and support to help clients build self-understanding and make choices aligned with their values. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to help process distressing memories and reduce the emotional intensity of past trauma, supporting recovery from traumatic experiences.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Mehbuba works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best for their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions and adapt methods over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Working online can make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations, maintain continuity of care during busy periods, and choose the communication style that feels most helpful for each stage of therapy.