Riffat Jabeen, BACP

Riffat Jabeen uses an integrative, client-centred approach to counselling. She focuses on listening carefully and working at a pace that suits each person. Riffat follows the standards of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings five years of experience in mental health settings.

Her work often centres on stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue. People who feel overwhelmed by life changes, persistent low self-esteem, or sleep and anger problems may find practical ways forward in sessions.

Riffat adapts her style to the concerns presented. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at early relationships, cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful thinking patterns, and mindfulness for grounding and stress relief. Sessions aim to be collaborative, with time spent practising skills and testing what helps between meetings.

She also addresses more complex presentations such as bipolar symptoms, ADHD-related challenges, dissociation, and issues linked to domestic violence or separation. Additional areas listed include body image, chronic illness, codependency, and commitment or control issues.

Riffat works from the United Kingdom and is registered with BACP. She offers counselling in English and accepts international clients. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.

How Riffat’s approaches translate to online counselling

Riffat combines attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to shape her work. Attachment-based therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect present feelings and reactions, which can help with trust and closeness issues. Client-centred therapy focuses on hearing the person's experience without judgement and following their pace to decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) examines thoughts and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety or lift mood.

Finding the right approach is usually part of the first sessions. The therapist will work together with the person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That may mean trying mindfulness exercises between meetings, using thought records in CBT, or focusing on relational memories with attachment-based work.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life - for example, shorter check-ins can suit a busy day, and sessions without video can reduce bandwidth needs. Many people find it simpler to maintain momentum when appointments fit around work, study or family commitments, and structured exercises can be practised between meetings to help progress.