About me
Feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood or quietly close to giving up? You might be wondering if this is as good as it gets, or carrying intrusive thoughts that make everything feel heavier and harder to navigate. You are not alone.
I offer a supportive, culturally aware space for individuals navigating depression, anxiety, stress, identity questions, or major life transitions. This includes the complexities of living between multi-cultures - and the exhaustion that can come with holding parts of yourself that don't always feel understood. Together we can begin to make sense of what’s going on for you, helping you find clarity, self-trust and a steadier way forward.
You might be a good fit for my work if you feel caught between cultures, carry a lot internally, or have learned to cope quietly while struggling inside, feeling overwhelmed or disconnected. In therapy with me, you don't need to have the right words or hold everything in place. We begin where you are - gently, truthfully and always at your pace.
With lived experience of depression and the emotional complexity of growing up Arab in England, I understand how disorienting it can feel to navigate identity, culture, and mental health. Therapy helped me find meaning in those experiences and feel truly heard - and it inspired me to train as a therapist and led me to offer that same kind of support to others.
As part of my practice, I offer a specialist service for clients from Arab backgrounds, including Arabic-speaking individuals. A space where mental health can be explored without stigma, shame or misunderstanding, and where faith, culture, family, and identity are held with care and respect. I aim to support our community in de-stigmatising mental health and reclaiming emotional support as a strength, in a respectful faith and culture affirming approach.
Alongside this, I work with individuals from a range of minoritised ethnic and cultural backgrounds, particularly those who have grown up in cultures where emotional distress is often silenced, minimised, or carried privately. Many of my clients come from South Asian, African or other culturally rich communities and seek a therapist who understands the layers and the impact of migration, intergenerational experiences, faith, community expectations, and the pressure to appear "coping" while struggling internally.
Therefore, my work is grounded in cultural humility, attunement, and curiosity rather than assumptions. I aim to offer a space where you don't need to explain or justify your world, and where all parts of your world are welcome.
I believe that each individual holds within them the capacity to grow, heal, and find new ways forward. Every person is inherently whole, capable, and resourceful - even when life feels fragmented or even in the midst of pain and confusion. I also see each person as part of a wider web - shaped by the social, cultural, political, and ecological worlds we live in. These dimensions are not separate from ourselves - they are central to it and welcome in therapy.
Life has connected me closely to autism, and now I am exploring my own relationship with neurodivergence. It is deepening my insight into how difference is often misunderstood - and how important it is to be seen and supported just as you are. This means I work carefully and respectfully with difference, pace and communication styles - and I don't assume there's one 'right' way to be.
How I Work?
People often ask what therapy with me is actually like. my answer is simple. I offer a warm, non-judgemental relationship where you can reflect, feel, and be fully yourself. My practice is grounded in:
- Gestalt Therapy - a holistic approach that focuses on the mind-body connection, present-moment awareness, and integration of all parts of self
- Person-centred values - creating a space of empathy, acceptance and deep respect.
- Neurodiversity-affirming practice - supporting people of all neurotypes without pathologising difference
Who I Work With
I support individuals (17+) who may be struggling with:
- Depression, anxiety, low self-worth
- Grief, loss or trauma
- Cultural identity, belonging, intergenerational trauma/experience
- Life transitions or relationship difficulties
- Feeling stuck, disconnected or unsure of who you are
This is not an exhaustive list
You've already taken a first step.
Whether you're seeking relief, clarity or change - something in you brought you here. Let’s pause and honour that. Maybe it’s the beginning of something important. If it feels right, I welcome you to get in touch, you don't need to know exactly what you want to say - a first message can be brief and tentative.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist with the following qualifications:
- Diploma in Gestalt Counselling (Level 4)
- NCFE Certificate in Understanding Mental Health (Level 3)
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies (Level 3)
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills (Level 2)
I've also completed the following CPDs:
- Loss & Grief training
- Group Facilitator training
- Working Therapeutically with Autism
- Self Esteem training
- Attachment training
- Working in Short-term Counselling
- Working with Young people
I am currently working part-time with LINK Counselling Uxbridge, working with young people aged 13-25. I also work part-time with Need To Talk in Harrow with adults in medium to long-term therapy.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I have a limited number of spaces for concessions for students, trainee counsellors and low-income individuals.
I offer a free 30 minute, no obligation, initial chat.
