Wajda Tabassum, BACP

Wajda Tabassum is a BACP counsellor who offers therapy to adults facing a range of life stresses. She greets people with straightforward warmth and helps them talk through worries about anxiety, depression, relationships and other challenges. Her approach aims to make therapy a practical space for change rather than a lecture.

Wajda draws on humanistic and person-centred ideas to shape sessions around each person’s needs. She also uses attachment-based and emotionally focused techniques when relationship patterns are part of the concern. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools are used to help people notice thoughts and make values-led choices.

She trained with a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling from Middlesex University and holds a BA (Hons) in Psychology and a Masters in Human Resource Management. Additional certificates include online and telephone counselling, therapeutic art coaching, and assessment training in trauma-informed risk assessment. Wajda is a BACP Registered Counsellor.

Based in the United Kingdom, she offers remote sessions and works with clients on issues such as grief, ageing and geriatric issues, addiction, intimacy, eating and sleeping difficulties, chronic pain and coping with life changes. She tailors sessions and any treatment plans to the individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method.

Her sessions emphasise honesty, empathy and respect. She encourages people to bring what feels most important to them and to take therapy at a pace that suits them.

How Wajda's approaches translate to online therapy

Wajda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and refocus on actions that match their values; this can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape present difficulties and is often helpful when relationship trust or intimacy are central issues. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and building a trusting relationship so the person can find their own solutions and feel heard.

Choosing the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences, and adapt the work as sessions progress. This means the plan can change to suit how things are going rather than being fixed from the start.

The biography indicates remote sessions are available, so check the listing to confirm the exact formats on offer before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also help people join sessions from different locations, and be a good option when quieter surroundings or not being on camera are preferred.