Niveen Rajabdeen, ACA

Niveen Rajabdeen is an ACA counsellor who uses a warm, collaborative approach to support people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and life transitions. She speaks plainly and aims to help clients feel heard and understood as they work through what matters most to them.

With seven years of experience noted here and broader clinical experience described in her original biography, Niveen draws on a blend of talking therapies and somatic tools. She helps people who feel overwhelmed, stuck or disconnected to rebuild routines, manage intense emotions and strengthen important relationships.

Niveen integrates approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based ideas alongside client-centred listening. She also uses mindfulness and nervous system regulation practices when these fit a person's needs. The therapist focuses on practical steps to reduce distress and improve day-to-day coping.

Common areas she addresses include anxiety, depression, workplace stress, grief and loss, trauma and relationship difficulties. Midlife crisis and major life changes are included among the life transitions she supports, with attention to meaning, role shifts and future planning.

Her background includes counselling, psychotherapy, Ayurveda, yoga and meditation, which inform a holistic view of wellbeing. People who want clear tools, steady support and space to reflect may find her style helpful.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Niveen uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to small values-based actions. ACT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions where new choices matter.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to help people understand repeating relationship patterns and build safer ways of relating. This approach is often helpful for intimacy issues, communication problems and healing from hurt.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then adapt sessions together. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively which methods to try and how to pace them.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping work and care commitments on track. Online sessions can make it easier to have a shorter check-in, avoid travel time and use quieter surroundings. Because formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking so you know how you will meet with the counsellor.