Nisa Farooq, BACP

When life becomes overwhelming, Nisa Farooq offers steady, experienced support to help people find a way forward. She is a BACP registered practitioner - BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom - and works with a psychodynamic approach informed by bereavement training from Cruse Bereavement Care. With five years of clinical experience, she supports people through a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, low mood and depression, relationship challenges, childhood wounds, low self-esteem, grief and bereavement, and trauma-related responses.

Nisa also works with conditions such as obsessive-compulsive patterns, eating concerns and body dysmorphia, and provides focused help for those affected by addiction, narcissistic injuries, or victims of crime. Additional areas of attention include hoarding, immigration-related issues, multicultural concerns, personality disorder presentations, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics such as polyamory, as well as prejudice and discrimination. Her practice blends psychodynamic understanding with approaches that aim to build inner strength, self-belief and practical coping skills, and she frames therapy as a collaborative process where feeling heard and understood is the starting point.

Taking the first step can feel daunting, and Nisa recognises the courage that requires. When a person is ready to begin, she offers a compassionate space to explore painful experiences and to work together toward clearer direction and improved wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current emotional patterns and interpersonal responses. It helps people understand and change how they connect with others, which can be useful for relationship difficulties, trust issues and long-standing attachment wounds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical, skills-based approach that explores the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours; it is often used to address anxiety, low mood, obsessive thinking and unhelpful coping habits. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the impact of traumatic experiences and offers ways to process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing effects, helping people move toward greater stability and resilience.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself, and Nisa collaborates with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences. Together they will review progress and adapt the plan so therapy remains responsive and relevant.

Online therapy by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to access support from different locations. These flexible options allow registered professionals and therapists to provide consistent care in ways that suit each person’s schedule and comfort, while preserving the therapeutic relationship and focus on practical change.