Wajda Tabassum, BACP

Wajda Tabassum welcomes people seeking practical, compassionate help for difficult life moments. She is a BACP counsellor and works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationships and trauma. Wajda aims to create a calm space where people can talk, be heard and begin to make small changes that matter.

Wajda bases sessions on humanistic and person-centred principles. She prioritises honesty, empathy and respect while helping clients explore feelings and choices. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Her training includes a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling from Middlesex University and a BA (Hons) in Psychology. She also holds a certificate in online and telephone counselling and a Level 5 certificate in Counselling Children and Young People. Her BACP membership is recorded as BACP.

Wajda blends several approaches depending on the situation. She may draw on attachment-focused ideas, emotionally-focused work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, existential perspectives, and creative methods when appropriate. She also uses coaching and psychoeducation to build practical coping skills.

Sessions are offered remotely from her base in Uxbridge, West London. People who prefer to start online can complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange the next steps by selecting the Start Therapy button. Wajda welcomes international clients and conducts work in English.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Wajda commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside person-centred work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings while committing to values-based actions, which can support anxiety, low mood and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence current connections, which can be useful for intimacy and relationship concerns. Her client-centred methods prioritise listening and collaboration so each session reflects what matters to the person.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options with each person and agree together which methods to try first. This happens over the first few sessions and is adjusted as needs and goals become clearer, so the process stays collaborative rather than prescribed.

The profile notes she offers remote sessions, so please confirm the exact formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins between commitments, or letting people join from quieter surroundings. It also makes regular attendance simpler when schedules are busy. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods such as ACT and attachment-informed work to suit online conversation, creative exercises or reflective tasks between sessions.