About me
I am a female Muslim therapist and British Muslim psychotherapist offering affordable therapy to women seeking culturally sensitive support. I am based in East London and work online with clients across London and the UK. Many women contact me looking for a modern Muslim therapist who understands the realities of growing up between cultures.
I support clients experiencing anxiety, low self-esteem, self-criticism, and identity concerns, as well as difficulties related to family dynamics, parents, in-laws, marriage, separation, and divorce. I understand how cultural values, faith, and family expectations can shape emotional struggles, particularly for second-generation British Muslim women, and how anxiety can develop when balancing personal needs with external pressures.
I am often contacted by young Muslim women seeking someone who understands their world. I recognise the anxiety of growing up between cultures and balancing your own needs with expectations from family, parents, and in laws. I support second generation British Muslim women navigating partner choices, divorce, and the pressure of doing things the right way, while struggling with low self esteem and independence. My integrative approach is warm, relational and grounded in cultural understanding. I work online from East London, supporting clients across London and the UK, and I offer a free twenty minute consultation
Please call me on 07407 240812 or send me an email.
Training, qualifications & experience
My core training is Transactional Analysis, which in practice focuses on the therapeutic relationship and helps make sense of how early experiences and family dynamics shape anxiety, emotional responses, and relational patterns, influencing how we think, feel, and relate to others today.
- Level 7 post graduate Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Post Graduate Certificate in Advance couple counselling
- BA (Hons)
- Certificate in the Developmental Model Training Program by The Couples institute
- Certificate in Using Two Chair work and OCD
- Training in Grief Counselling
While I do not work in a manualised CBT way, I value its strong research base and the depth of understanding it offers across a wide range of psychological difficulties. I have completed extensive CBT-informed training to deepen my understanding of the issues that affect the people I work with. This along with my relational training allows therapy to be personalised and responsive to each individual, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach.
CPD & Additional Training
- Working with Troublesome Mental Images
- Mindful Parenting
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
- Treating Fears of Physical and Mental Contamination in OCD
- CBT for Insomnia
- Cognitive Behavioural Couples Therapy for Relationship Distress
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Social Anxiety
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Health Anxiety
- Depression (including Beck’s Cognitive Therapy)
- Neurodivergence
- Long-Term Conditions (LTCs)
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Diversity and Inclusion
Growing up in multicultural and multi-faceted London has allowed me to understand the different issues and challenges within diverse communities. This experience has provided me with a deeper level of understanding and empathy to deal with each unique situation.
My aim as a therapist is to provide a bespoke experience for each individual and their unique circumstances and to provide them with the help and support needed to help overcome their issues in a safe space without any judgement.
Couples Counselling
I also offer couples counselling which helps to understand how you can get stuck in negative communication cycles and how to work things through. This may involve helping you to slow down your interactions in conflict situations so that there is space to understand how you both get triggered and how to make sense of what you are feeling. This creates the opportunity to address the underlying issues that cause conflict and disconnection, to resolve what may feel like being stuck in a rut, re-learning how to connect with each other.
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£55 for individuals.
£85 for couples.
Further information
I adhere strictly to the BACP Ethical Framework which supports the importance I give to safety, confidentiality, respect and equality.
