About Faiza
Faiza Malik uses a mix of practical talking therapy approaches to help people untangle difficult feelings and make clearer choices. She is Faiza Malik and she brings 27 years of experience to sessions in the United Kingdom. She works in English, Punjabi and Urdu and accepts international clients.
Her approach puts the relationship with the person first. She draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to create a steady, respectful space.
How Faiza works
People can talk about stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship pain in straightforward terms. Sessions also address eating and body-image issues, addictions and low self-esteem. Faiza also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of emotionally focused work to help people change unhelpful thinking and repair connection patterns.
Hypnotherapy can be used as another option where people want to try guided imagery or deeper relaxation to support change. She tailors methods to each person rather than applying one set plan to everyone. Practical problems are a common focus.
She helps people with sleep, parenting strain, career stress, coping with life changes and chronic health challenges. Additional areas include attachment difficulties, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and caregiver strain. Her way of working is collaborative and goal-focused.
People can expect clear conversation, gentle challenge and tools to practise between sessions. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then book sessions according to availability.
Faiza lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Faiza works with
The areas below are the ones Faiza selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 27 |
| Languages | English, Punjabi, Urdu |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How her approaches work online and in session
Faiza commonly uses attachment-based and client-centred ideas alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how past patterns of relating influence current relationships and helps people build safer ways of connecting. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding so people can find their own solutions and feel heard. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, offers practical tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk through options and together with the person agree which methods best match their goals and preferences. It is normal to try one way and adjust it as therapy progresses, and the therapist invites feedback throughout.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging suits short check-ins, brief reflections between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel, and support regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.
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