About me
Welcome, I am Wajda. I work with adults, children, young people, and couples. I provide therapy for the concerns or struggles they might be experiencing. If you are struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, depression or feel stuck, counselling can offer you support. I am a qualified counsellor trained in Humanistic Counselling. In my private practice, I offer a safe and confidential space to express and explore situations, feelings, and struggles. Explore options or decisions. I am a multilingual counsellor and can offer session/s in English, Urdu, or Hindi.
I offer brief therapy: between 1-6 sessions
Long-term therapy: up to 12, 24 or open-ended
I use various methods and activities in the sessions if a client sees that it can be beneficial to explore and make meaning. I explore with my client/s what they feel comfortable with and what can be beneficial to them. My sessions are co-created therapeutic spaces for my clients. I encourage authenticity, empathy, integrity and respect towards self and others. I am based in Uxbridge, London. I offer remote session/s over the Zoom platform, telephone session/s as well as in- person session/s, and outdoor sessions.
I offer 50 minutes for individual sessions, 90 minutes for family sessions, and 70 minutes for couples' sessions
I am a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) Registered Counsellor-Member, MBACP, which is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. Registration Number: 391096
I comply with the applicable data protection requirements and am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
I have adequate, current and ongoing professional indemnity insurance sufficient for my area(s) of practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BACP-accredited course: Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling
- (Middlesex University)
Level 4 Transactional Analysis Counselling Peter Symonds
(Middlesex University) - Accredited 50 hrs CPD: The Certified Outdoor Therapist
Programme by The Therapy Adventure - Level 5 Certificate Counselling Children and Young People
CPCAB - BA (Hons) Psychology
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling 80 hrs
CPD: Counselling Tutor - Peter Levine's Trauma Master Class (Online Course) PESI
UK - Mastering Polyvagal Theory for Trauma Professionals: A
Start to Finish Trauma Certification Program (Online
Course) PESI - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Online
Intensive: Become an ACT Therapist to Enhance Your - Treatment of Trauma, Anxiety, and More: A 3-Month
Online Training Starting February 3rd (Online Course) PESI - Trauma Treatment Academy: Master the Latest Trauma
Therapy Techniques with Bessel van der Kolk, Gabor Maté,
Janina Fisher, & More (Online Course) PESI - Neurodiversity Specialist Training: Affirming Practices for
Autism, ADHD, “AuDHD”, Dyslexia, OCD, and More (Online
Course) PESI - 15-Week ADHD Specialist Certification Program with Dr Ari
Tuckman: On-Demand Training, Live Workshops &
Colleague Collaboration (Online Course) PESI - Treating Compulsive & Addictive Sexual Behaviour:
Advances in Research, Diagnosis & Treatment (Digital
Seminar) PESI - ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certification
Course: Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD
from Childhood to Adulthood (Online Course) PESI - Working with trauma: Somatic-based interventions to
move clients from surviving to thriving (Online Course) PESI - 2-Day Certificate Course - Group Therapy: Evidence-Based
Strategies to Develop and Facilitate Dynamic, Purposeful
and Effective Group Therapy: Evidence-Based Strategies to
Develop and Facilitate Dynamic, Purposeful and Effective
Group Therapy (Digital Seminar) PESI - Play Therapy Training: Innovative Interventions to Meet
the Needs of Young Clients (Online Course) - An introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model:
Step-by-Step Procedures for Healing Trauma, Anxiety,
Depression, Addiction & more - Pre-Trial Training in person by BlueStar (Provided by
START) - Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist
Intensive Training (ASDCS) 2024-25 - Certificate in Therapeutic Life Coach
- ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certification
Course: Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood PESI 2024 - Complex PTSD and Trauma (CCTP-II) Certification Training:
Interventions from EMDR, Parts Work, CPT, and Polyvagal
Theory (Online Course) - Assessment Training Workshop: Clinical assessment:
Trauma-informed approach to risk assessment. - Couples Counselling Workshop
Carolyn Springs Trauma Training Online
Samaritans Training
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.
Black, African and Asian Therapy Network
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
- Support with Life Transitions and Challenges: Career changes, Divorce, Moving, Retirement, Pregnancy, Marriage, others
- Grief: Bereavement, Loss, family rupture, Betrayal, Abortion, Miscarriage, near-death experience
- Mental Wellbeing support with Fertility Concerns
- Stress and Anxiety: Workplace anxiety, Social Anxiety, interview anxiety, exam anxiety, Climate Crisis Anxiety
- Trauma work: Child Sexual Abuse, Adult Sexual Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Coercion, Survivor of Narcissistic Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment, Impact of physical health diagnosis, Vicarious trauma, Knife crime, Shock, Dissociation, Life and Death Experience
- Pre-trial Therapy
- Working with marginalised community and the impact of discrimination: LGBTQ+, racism, Impact of war and genocide,
- Self-work: Confidence, self-worth, exploring self, Self-esteem, Body image. Dilemma, Stuck feeling, let down, been bullied, Self-care, Body Dysmorphia, Gender Dysphoria
- Self-Harm, suicidal ideation and intent
- Working with neurodivergent client offering counselling support: ADHD, OCD, AuDHD, OCD, Learning difficulties
- Limerence, working with Bi-Polar, Borderline, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Emotional regulation, Executive functioning, Procrastination. Offering counselling support to clients diagnosed with Tics, Hypersexual behaviour, Addictions, communication struggles, Struggle to manage finances
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£65.00 per session
When I work
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If weekdays are not available for you and you are looking for weekend sessions, please contact me to discuss. I have added my slots here; however, if you need to book an initial consultation or session/s please email me for confirmation.
Further information
- Counselling
- Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Outdoor therapy
- Walking Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Support for Neurodivergent Clients
- Trauma Informed
- Trauma-Informed (Child Sexual Abuse) (Adult Sexual Abuse)
- Remote Counselling offering counselling over the Zoom platform, WhatsApp Video and Telephone
- Coaching
- Can offer sessions in English, Urdu or Hindi
- Good Practice and Commitment to My Client/s
- Working to professional standards and building an ethical relationship
Ethics – Adhering to ethical practice and with careful consideration of how I fulfil my legal obligations with the legal bodies.
Working within my competence, keeping my skills and knowledge up to date,
I see each client as a unique person and offer a safe space that respects their confidentiality and privacy, fosters mutual respect, and encourages us to work together. Working in partnership with the client/s.
I communicate my qualifications, experience and working methods accurately with my clients. If I recognise that I lack the necessary capacity or competence, I discuss the matter with the client and, if they agree, signpost or refer them to the appropriate agency or professional body.
