Fadeela Abdelmawla, BACP, NCPS

Fadeela Abdelmawla is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems and life changes. She aims to offer a calm, encouraging space where people can make sense of what they are feeling and choose their next steps.

Fadeela describes a creative, gentle style. She often uses metaphor, active imagination and guided imagery when words alone do not feel enough. Her way of working adapts to each person, drawing on humanistic and person-centred principles to shape sessions around individual needs.

She integrates a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques when they suit the person and the issue. Examples mentioned include elements from cognitive behavioural approaches, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment ideas and compassion-focused work. These are used alongside emotion-focused and solution-focused ideas to support practical change and emotional understanding.

Her practice pays attention to self-compassion and reducing harsh self-criticism. She helps people notice where negative thoughts and feelings have come from and explore their roots. The work can include both gentle reflection and deeper exploration depending on what each person needs.

Fadeela invites clients to find their voice and to shape therapy collaboratively. She supports people who need to process endings, make changes, or simply pause and decide what comes next.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Fadeela describes a creative, person-centred way of working that uses both humanistic ideas and a selection of evidence-based techniques. One approach she uses borrows from cognitive behavioural ideas, which help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical ways to change them. Another strand mentioned is trauma-sensitive mindfulness, which involves simple attention and grounding practices to reduce overwhelm and support emotional regulation.

She also draws on compassion-focused ideas that encourage a kinder stance toward oneself. The therapist treats choosing an approach as a joint process and will work with each person to find what feels most helpful. Goals, preferences and practical needs guide which techniques are used and how they are combined.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing a quicker return to work or caring duties. It can also mean choices about how to meet that suit practical needs, so check the available session options before booking. The therapist and client decide together how to pace sessions and which techniques to use so that the work fits the person’s daily routine and goals.