Riffat Jabeen, BACP

Riffat Jabeen is a counsellor who uses an integrative, person-centred approach. She works to make therapy straightforward and practical. Her style is warm and non-judgemental and she concentrates on what matters to the client in the room.

Riffat draws on a mix of approaches to meet different needs. She often uses attachment-based ideas to look at early relationships and how they affect current connections. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small, practical changes in everyday life.

Clients come with problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. She also supports people facing trauma, compassion fatigue, issues around intimacy and self-esteem, and life changes common in midlife. Riffat tailors sessions to each person's situation and encourages simple tools like mindfulness and meditation for grounding.

Riffat has five years' experience working in mental health settings. She is guided by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and undertakes regular supervision as recommended. Her practice is informed by further postgraduate study in clinical psychology.

She works with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and offers therapy in English. The aim in therapy is a collaborative one - to listen, untangle what feels overwhelming and help people find a clearer way forward.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and shows how those patterns can affect current bonds and reactions. It helps when worries arise around trust, closeness or recurring relationship problems.

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person at their own pace. The counsellor reflects what is said and helps clients find their own solutions and clearer direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods suit a person’s goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as sessions progress.

Please confirm available session formats before booking as the biography does not specify them here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so talking can happen around other commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can also suggest exercises and grounding practices to use between sessions to build momentum outside appointments.