Wajda Tabassum, BACP
4 years in practice
Wajda Tabassum is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 391096 · expires September 2026
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Wajda
Wajda Tabassum is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for issues such as depression, trauma, grief, addiction and relationship concerns. Wajda works with adults and keeps sessions tailored to each person's needs and goals.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help clients notice and work with strong feelings that affect relationships and self-worth. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify personal values and take small, manageable steps towards them.
Background and approach
Attachment-based ideas are used when patterns from early relationships are affecting current life. Wajda trained in humanistic counselling and holds a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling from Middlesex University. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Her background also includes a BA (Hons) in Psychology and a Masters in Human Resource Management. Sessions are offered remotely by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Wajda adapts techniques such as creative experiential activities, brief therapy and narrative work to fit what each person needs.
She aims to build an honest working relationship based on respect and openness. She encourages realistic steps and practical strategies alongside emotional work. If someone wants help sorting out feelings, managing difficult reactions, or rebuilding confidence, Wajda offers steady, collaborative support to work toward those changes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Wajda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Wajda names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How emotional and values-based approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions and how these shape relationships and self-view. It is useful when feelings lead to repeated patterns or distance in close connections. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and sensations. This approach can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect trust, closeness and reactions today; it aims to reshape those familiar patterns into healthier ways of relating.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy itself. The counsellor will work collaboratively to try different methods and agree on goals and techniques that feel helpful. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions can be adjusted to fit changing needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet and work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, family life or mobility needs while keeping the focus on steady emotional work and practical steps.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be brought to therapy?
Common topics include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues plus grief, addiction and self-esteem concerns. Additional focus areas include body image, chronic illness, attachment difficulties and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Work is collaborative and person-centred, with emotional exploration and practical steps. Approaches used include Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work.
What is Wajda's professional background?
She has four years of experience and trained with a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling plus a BA (Hons) in Psychology and a Masters in Human Resource Management. She also holds several certificates related to counselling and online work.
Where is the counsellor based and what credential is held?
Wajda is based in the United Kingdom and is BACP listed, described here as BACP. Sessions are offered remotely to people in other regions as appropriate.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
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