About Najma
Najma Haja Alaudeen offers calm, practical support for adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and the everyday strains of life. She is Najma and she focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or low in confidence. Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful from the first meeting.
Najma brings 19 years of experience to her work and holds AASW, which indicates her background in social work. She listens to each person’s story and tailors strategies to fit real life.
How Najma works
Conversations cover current problems like anxiety or parenting stress as well as longer‑standing issues such as trauma, grief or addictive behaviours. Her style combines practical skills with emotional understanding. Najma uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment‑based work to build coping tools and improve day‑to‑day functioning.
She helps people manage mood shifts, ADHD challenges, anger and relationship strains with an emphasis on what can be done between sessions. Sessions may include setting small goals, practising new ways of thinking, and developing routines that suit a person’s life. Najma also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, burnout and caregiver stress, helping them restore balance and clearer boundaries.
Therapy is collaborative and paced to the individual. Najma aims to provide a respectful, down‑to‑earth space where people can try new strategies, notice what works, and move toward clearer choices and steadier days.
Najma lists 15 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
What Najma works with
The areas below are the ones Najma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English, Tamil |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy
Najma uses a mix of approaches that translate well to remote work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting swept away and commit to actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, low motivation and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical behaviour changes to reduce symptoms like depression or panic. Attachment‑based work looks at how early relationships shape current responses and can be helpful for relationship, trust and attachment issues.Finding the right approach is part of the process and Najma works collaboratively to identify what fits. She will discuss options, try different techniques and adjust based on what the person prefers and what helps them reach their goals. The plan evolves with regular check‑ins so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging, which offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation and use of worksheets, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check‑ins and messaging helps maintain momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family and daily routines while still accessing appropriately qualified therapists.
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