Rosemin Shariff, BACP

Rosemin Shariff is an accredited counsellor based in London with 20 years of professional experience supporting adults through a wide range of life challenges. She has focused much of her clinical work on grief and loss, coping with life changes, depression, and relationship and family difficulties, drawing on extensive practice in settings such as the NHS, local health centres, community mental health agencies, addiction projects, mosques, and day treatment facilities.

She brings an attentive, culturally informed perspective to therapy, shaped by personal experience navigating generational and cultural differences within South Asian British families. That background informs her commitment to increasing representation and culturally sensitive practice in mental health, and she aims to bridge personal knowledge of Eastern cultures with professional counselling skills to better serve minority clients.

Her therapeutic stance is warm, respectful, and collaborative. Influenced by Person-Centred and Humanistic traditions, she prioritises meeting clients where they are and tailoring her approach to individual goals, whether those goals involve insight, symptom relief, or improved day-to-day functioning. She believes clients are the experts in their own stories and seeks to support and empower change with compassion and practical care.

Rosemin holds a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy completed in 2007, trained as a Counselling for Depression practitioner when she joined the NHS in 2012, and later qualified in Interpersonal Psychotherapy. She also holds BACP accreditation, which denotes recognition by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Approaches and Online Support from a Client-Centred Practitioner

Rosemin Shariff practices primarily from a Client-Centred perspective, which focuses on creating an accepting, non-judgmental space where clients explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace. This approach helps people who want to gain self-understanding, build confidence, and work through life transitions by placing the client’s experience at the centre of the process.

She is also trained in Interpersonal Psychotherapy, a structured approach that examines relationship patterns and social factors that contribute to depression and emotional distress. IPT can be especially helpful for those facing changes in relationships, grief, or role shifts that affect mood and daily function.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Rosemin works collaboratively with each person to identify the methods that best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they assess what feels most helpful and adjust the work as therapy progresses.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent support from registered professionals without the need to travel, helping clients maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.