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Wajda Tabassum

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Wajda Tabassum, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - Anger and relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 391096
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • ACT ideas
  • Attachment work
  • Creative methods

About Wajda

Wajda Tabassum is a BACP counsellor with four years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She offers sessions in English and works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strains, anger and self-esteem.

Her work draws on humanistic, person-centred principles. Sessions aim to be collaborative and direct. She emphasises honest conversation, respect and practical next steps rather than jargon or distant theory.

Wajda trained with a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling from Middlesex University and holds a BA (Hons) in Psychology plus a Masters in Human Resource Management. She is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as MBACP, and has additional certificates relevant to online and telephone counselling.

Her approach blends several methods so the work can fit what a client needs. She may use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas alongside attachment-based thinking and emotionally focused work. Creative activities, brief solution-focused steps and inner-child work also feature when helpful.

In sessions she will listen, help name what is happening, and offer concrete skills to manage strong feelings. The plan evolves with each person’s situation, with attention to communication patterns, boundaries and ways to cope with anger and stress.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and are managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without being driven by them and to act on chosen values; it can be practical for anger, stress and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns shape reactions in relationships and can help with communication and intimacy-related issues. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and changing emotional responses in close relationships and is useful when anger shows up in partnerships or caregiving roles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options and use the methods that fit a person’s goals and preferences. The process is collaborative - the therapist and client agree what to try and adjust the plan as needed.

Practical benefits of online work include easier scheduling around work and family commitments and avoiding travel time. Online sessions can be arranged to suit quieter surroundings, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove the need to be on camera if that helps someone engage. Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know whether video, phone or another option is offered.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strains, anger, self-esteem and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a humanistic, person-centred approach with practical elements. Sessions are collaborative and may include experiential or creative activities.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of counselling experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relational issues.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

She accepts international clients; confirm the practical session options and time zones before booking.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a series of sessions?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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