Maliha Neesa
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About me
I am a qualified person centred therapist and have an interest in helping people, "Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd" - Rumi. For me as a therapist, this sums up counselling in one short sentence, which is helping and facilitating the healing process.
Before becoming a counsellor, I worked with victims of domestic violence for over seventeen years. This involved working with issues such as grief and loss, violence, abuse, discrimination, poverty, health concerns, anxiety, depression, addiction, cultural and religious issues, racism, issues about parenting, relationship difficulties, childhood problems and attempted suicide. These are also some of the issues I have helped clients with through counselling.
Practice description
I am fully qualified, BACP registered and have a current DBS.
I work mainly as a Person-Centred counsellor and therapist, which means I work in a way which acknowledges that you are the expert on yourself, and know yourself better than I do. I believe it is important that the client feels listened to within the process of therapy.
Having a non-judgemental and supportive manner is essential in the work I do with people. I feel this allows people to be more comfortable within the process of therapy and allows them to explore the issues that are important to them.
I am also able to work in an integrative way which includes using CBT skills and also Mindfulness.
I offer evening sessions.
I also have training in Islamic Counselling and offer faith based therapy.
I am happy to offer walking and talking therapy (weather permitting) and home visits local to me.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy
- PgDip Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Level 2 Counselling
- Level 3 Counselling
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling.
- DipHe Youth and Community Work
- BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing
- Certificate in Islamic Counselling.
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
I also have experience of working with people who;
- Are having issues around faith, religion and spirituality.
- Have experienced loss through the Covid Pandemic.
- Have experienced racism/racist attacks.
- Have experienced harassment either in the workplace or in their personal lives.
- Have had stress related to family/communicating with teenage children.
- Have experienced trauma and abuse in childhood.
- Are experiencing menopause or perimenopause related issues.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£40.00 per hour
I offer concessions for students and unwaged.
When I work
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My working days are Monday to Friday and I offer evening appointments.
Further information
My first session
I usually offer a free 15 minute initial consultation to get a sense of what you want from therapy and whether you are happy to continue for us to work together. It will usually be at this point that I will take the opportunity to give you some information about the process of therapy, and discuss practical things such as confidentiality and appointment times.
What I can help with
Abuse, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Obsessions, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationship issues, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues, Racism, Prejudice, Harassment, Assault, Stress around work or studies, Issues to do with Faith or Spirituality, Covid related issues.
Types of therapy
Humanistic, Person Centred, Integrative, Behavioural, CBT.
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults, Trainee, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long-term face-to-face work, Online counselling, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone counselling
All sessions will take place online via Skype, FaceTime, Google Meet or Videocall, telephone sessions are also an available option.
