Maham Malik, BACP

Maham Malik helps people who are worried about stress, anxiety, relationships and low self-esteem. She works with adults coping with depression, grief, trauma, career struggles and panic. She aims to provide a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

Maham offers culturally sensitive counselling and pays attention to how faith and cultural background shape a person’s life. She emphasises being listened to and treated with respect while exploring difficult feelings and experiences. Her style is warm and practical, with room for plain conversation about everyday challenges.

In sessions she uses a mix of approaches that suit each person. That can mean looking at how past attachments affect current relationships, using practical problem-solving steps, or working through traumatic memories at a careful pace. She also draws on client-centred ideas to follow the person’s own priorities during therapy.

Maham has four years of professional experience and is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her work is informed by a focus on communication problems, separation and divorce, identity and multicultural concerns. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a session according to the therapist’s schedule. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are encouraged to check current session options before booking.

How these approaches come alive online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help when trust, closeness or communication feels difficult in adult relationships. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s own goals, offering a space to talk things through without pressure. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and routines and introduces practical steps to change them, which can be useful for anxiety, panic and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will choose which methods to try. That makes sessions collaborative and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone focus on talking without needing to use notes or commute. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often adapt these approaches so psychological work can be effective at a distance, while keeping the pace right for the individual.