About me
If you find yourself stuck in the same patterns across your closest relationships - giving too much, struggling to say what you need, feeling anxious when someone gets close or pulls away - and you're not sure why it keeps happening or how to do things differently, this is my area of focus.
Some of the challenges I work with:
- Rehearsing and overthinking interactions
- Finding it hard to say what you need or how you feel
- Avoiding conflict, or worrying about how things will land
- Struggling to say no or hold boundaries
- Discomfort with closeness, or anxiety when there’s distance
- Being highly self-reliant, or finding it hard to depend on others
- Reacting quickly in the moment, then reflecting later
- Feeling a strong need to stay in control
- Being self-critical or frequently comparing yourself to others
- Doubting yourself, even when things seem to be going well
I'm Layla, a BACP-registered psychotherapist working with adults across the UK online via Zoom. I specialise in relational trauma and attachment - the patterns formed earliest in our lives that continue to shape how we feel and behave in relationships long into adulthood.
I work actively and collaboratively - reflective, direct, and willing to gently challenge where it's needed. Not just a listening ear, but a genuine presence in our work together.
Before training as a therapist, I spent many years in leadership roles - building and leading teams, which gives me a particular understanding of people who are highly capable in most areas of life while finding their closest relationships harder to navigate.
I'm often asked what sessions with me are like. The honest answer is that no two sessions look the same - what you bring shapes where we go. What I can say is that I aim to show up consistently warm, human and approachable. Sessions can be difficult at times, and they can also be lighter - there's room for humour, joy, all of it.
I offer a free 20-minute introductory call so you an get a sense of what it feels like for us to talk, before committing to anything.
For more information about my practice - my website is: www.laylaeissa.com
Training, qualifications & experience
My clinical experience includes long-term work with adults at The Centre for Better Health in London, and previous volunteer work with Mind supporting socially isolated groups through a community wellbeing programme.
I trained integratively and work relationally, with attachment theory as my primary framework. I engage in regular continuing professional development and monthly supervision.
Qualifications:
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling — CPCAB (Integrative)
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies — CPCAB
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills — CPCAB
Several years of personal psychotherapy
Continuing professional development training is visible on my website.
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
Relational anxiety and attachment
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
My fee is £65.00 per session.
I work online between 8am-3pm Monday-Friday (UK time).
You're welcome to reach out for my current availability or visit my website where it is displayed on Calendly.
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