About Faaizah
Faaizah Hussain is a BACP counsellor with three years of professional experience. She offers calm, straightforward support for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure where to start. Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, grief and the impacts of trauma and abuse.
She also helps people with low self-esteem, anger, depression and the strain that comes with major life changes. Practical goals such as career decisions, parenting strain, and eating or body image concerns are part of her day-to-day practice.
How Faaizah works
Faaizah draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside trauma-aware and creative methods. Sessions centre on the person in front of her and aim to build on existing strengths. She keeps language clear and actions practical so goals are easy to follow between meetings.
She has experience across different settings supporting emotional health, confidence-building and the unpacking of difficult experiences. This background informs a gentle, steady approach to difficult topics like domestic violence, separation and immigration-related stress. People working with Faaizah often focus on improving communication, repairing attachment patterns and managing feelings of guilt, shame or emptiness.
She also offers support around end-of-life concerns and compassion fatigue for those facing emotionally demanding roles. Faaizah practices in the United Kingdom and works in English. She aims to help people find clearer direction and more manageable ways to cope, one step at a time.
What Faaizah works with
The areas below are the ones Faaizah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches work online
Evidence-based techniques focus on helping people change how they think, feel and cope. One common approach looks at unhelpful thinking and teaches practical ways to reframe stressful thoughts, which can reduce anxiety and lift low mood. Another approach is trauma-aware work that helps people process painful memories in small, manageable steps and build safer ways of relating to their feelings.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they try methods and adapt them as needed so the work suits the person rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions bring practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face connection when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support regular check-ins, short reflections and work between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping the focus on progress.
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