Wajda Tabassum , BACP

Wajda Tabassum is a BACP-registered counsellor based in Uxbridge, West London, who offers remote sessions and creates co‑authored therapeutic spaces with the people she works with. She is multilingual and can offer sessions in English, Urdu, or Hindi, adapting her communication to meet clients' needs and cultural contexts.

She holds BACP registration - the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy - as MBACP, Registration Number: 391096. Her clinical training includes a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling from Middlesex University, a BA (Hons) in Psychology and a Masters in Human Resource Management. Additional certificates and training include online and telephone counselling, a Level 5 Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People, accreditation as a Therapeutic Art Life Coach, assessment training with a trauma-informed approach, a Certificate in Equality and Diversity, and Level 3 Education and Training.

Wajda’s practice is grounded in humanistic and person-centered principles, emphasising authenticity, empathy, integrity and respect. She tailors each treatment plan to the individual, working with adults on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting and many others. Depending on client needs she may draw on Internal Family Systems, attachment-informed approaches, inner child work, creative experiential activities, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, existential and phenomenological perspectives, brief and solution-focused methods, CBT and narrative techniques. Wajda frames therapy as a collaborative process that supports change, growth and empowerment, and she looks forward to working with clients who are ready to engage in that process.

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling with Wajda Tabassum

Client-centered therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the work and emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard and the client’s own capacity for growth - it is often helpful for issues such as self-esteem, life transitions and relationship concerns. Attachment-based therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current connections; it can be useful for relationship difficulties, intimacy-related issues and long-standing attachment concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and transforming emotional responses in close relationships so partners or individuals can build stronger emotional bonds and manage conflict more effectively.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Wajda works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best suit their goals, preferences and circumstances, adjusting plans as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps ensure the work fits the person rather than forcing a single model onto every situation.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support across distances and time zones. These options provide flexibility in scheduling, allow continuity when in-person meetings are difficult, and enable clients and licensed professionals to maintain a consistent therapeutic process that adapts to practical constraints.