About me
Welcome, I'm Robina, a counsellor with five years of practice experience, alongside a long career in education supporting students and families.
People often find me when they're wondering:
"How do I stop anxiety or low mood weighing me down?"
"Am I autistic, ADHD, or both (AuDHD), and what would that mean for me?"
"How do I balance cultural or family expectations with who I am and what I need?"
"How can I trust people again after being hurt?"
"How do I cope with grief or a big life change?"
Whatever your question, I'm glad you found me.
Anxiety can make everything feel urgent, and low mood can make everything feel heavy. Together, they can leave you exhausted but unable to switch off. It's hard to see a way through on your own, but you really don't have to.
In our work, we'll make sense of what you're experiencing and notice the habits, choices and patterns that may be getting in your way, even if you can't name them yet.
And yes, sometimes it's hard to say exactly what's wrong, only that it feels a certain way. That's a perfectly good place to start.
In our work, we'll explore what's been weighing on you and notice the habits, choices and patterns that may be getting in your way.
If you've been carrying things alone, you don't have to keep doing that. We'll go at your pace, and you can say things however they come out. Your culture, background, faith, neurodivergence, gender, and every other part of who you are shape how you experience the world, and all of it belongs in our conversations.
My approach:
No two people are the same, so I adapt my approach to your needs, goals and circumstances. To support you, I draw upon an integrative approach combining:
Person-Centred Therapy - this offers a warm, accepting space where you are the expert in your own life, and we work towards the changes that matter most to you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - this helps us understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions and behaviours, and develop strategies for lasting change.
Transactional Analysis (TA) - this helps us explore patterns in communication and relationships, and how early experiences shape present-day difficulties.
I also incorporate mindfulness and somatic techniques to support emotional regulation, grounding and overall wellbeing.
Getting started
If my approach resonates with you, I invite you to book a free 15-minute intro call so we can explore whether we're a good therapeutic fit.
Your first session
We'll build on our introductory call and focus on you. You choose what to share and when, and we'll begin shaping goals that feel right for you.
Simply use the "Email me" or "Book an Intro Call" buttons at the top of this page to schedule a no obligation call. I aim to reply within two working days. If you haven't heard from me, please check your spam or junk folder.
Warmly,
Robina
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
Before training as a counsellor, I spent many years in community-based support, facilitating women's groups, working with a learning disability charity, and working in further education to help people overcome personal barriers. These roles taught me how environment, learning needs and social structures affect mental health, and gave me a practical foundation for my therapeutic work today.
I know from my own experience how draining it can be to juggle so many areas of life, especially when faith, culture and neurodiversity intersect. That understanding, together with my specialist training, has made me the counsellor I am: collaborative, patient and grounded.
Qualifications & Training
Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Counselling
Certificate in Applied Transactional Analysis in Clinical Practice
Specialised CPD Includes:
Working with Trauma (Carolyn Spring),
Neurodiversity,
BACP Online and Phone Therapy,
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA England),
Grief and Loss,
Safeguarding Adults,
Domestic Abuse, and
FGM & Forced Marriages.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are 50 minutes.
Payment is by bank transfer before each session.
24 hours' notice is required for cancellations, otherwise the full fee applies.
When I work
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Further information
UK-wide online (Google Meet) & phone counselling from the comfort of home. Limited in-person sessions available Saturday mornings in Manchester.
