May Alkasab, BACP
8 years in practice
May Alkasab is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain and the effects of trauma.
License and registration
- BACP
- 375958 · expires April 2026
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English, Arabic
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About May
May Alkasab is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain and the effects of trauma. She works in English and Arabic and aims to make sessions straightforward and supportive. Her style suits people who want practical help and emotional understanding in the same room.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name their core emotions and patterns in close relationships.
Background and approach
She also uses Client-Centred Therapy to keep sessions grounded in the person’s own experience and goals. Together these approaches aim to increase emotional awareness and improve how people connect with themselves and others. May has eight years of professional experience and holds BACP registration.
In sessions she focuses on clear listening, gentle challenge and helping people develop new ways of coping. Common topics she sees include grief, self-esteem, parenting pressures, career stress and recovery after abuse. Sessions can cover practical skills such as communication, managing strong feelings, and making decisions during life changes.
She also supports people dealing with control issues, guilt, shame, body image, infidelity and end-of-life concerns. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. May does not work on Sundays.
She asks people to select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything May lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches May names
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Online support
How May’s approaches work online
May uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and sit with strong emotions, and to change unhelpful interaction patterns that affect close relationships. This approach can be useful for people struggling with attachment wounds, intimacy concerns and post-traumatic stress.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which places the person’s own experience and goals at the heart of sessions. That style focuses on careful listening, empathy and collaborating with the client to set the pace and focus of the work.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and she works collaboratively to decide what fits best. Together they will review needs, preferences and goals, and test out ways of working that feel most helpful over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work, phone sessions can be useful when lower bandwidth is needed, and messaging or chat can suit shorter check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and travel.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and trauma-related issues. Other areas include grief, self-esteem, parenting pressures and career stress.
What therapeutic style can I expect?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Client-Centred Therapy to help people understand emotions and to centre sessions on the person’s own goals. The approach aims to increase emotional awareness and improve relational patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges. That experience includes work around trauma, intimacy issues and coping with life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic to accommodate speakers of either language.
What session formats are available online?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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