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Riffat Jabeen, BACP

Riffat Jabeen is a counsellor who draws on client-centred and attachment-based ways of working.

About Riffat

Riffat Jabeen is a counsellor who draws on client-centred and attachment-based ways of working. She uses clear, practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety and overwhelming feelings. Riffat practises with reference to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and aims to offer calm, non-judgemental support.

Riffat approaches sessions as a collaborative process. She listens first, then helps people map out small, realistic steps they can try between meetings.

Background and approach

Techniques include mindfulness and cognitive exercises to ease anxiety and improve sleep. She also uses emotionally-focused and attachment-based thinking to look at patterns that keep causing pain. Her background includes five years of direct experience in the mental health sector.

That time has involved supporting people through trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and work-related exhaustion such as compassion fatigue. She also works with mood difficulties including bipolar, depression and disruptive mood presentations. Riffat helps with a wide range of everyday and complex issues.

These include ADHD, anger, low self-esteem, body image, chronic illness and coping with big life changes such as separation or bereavement. She also supports people with concerns linked to domestic violence, codependency and attachment wounds. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Riffat uses different session formats to fit varied needs, and she explains options so people can choose what suits their routines and comfort levels.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	392436	November 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Riffat lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Compassion fatigue
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Control issues
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Ways of working Riffat names

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Online approaches that suit everyday life

Attachment-based work looks at the way early relationships shape current emotions and patterns. In sessions this means noticing repeated reactions and gently tracing where they began, which can help with intimacy issues and attachment wounds.

Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps people set the pace, focusing on what feels most important in the moment. This approach is helpful for low self-esteem, grief and when life feels overwhelming.

Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on practical skills to change thoughts and habits that increase anxiety or disturb sleep. Exercises are often short and easy to practise between sessions to build coping and reduce distress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals and try methods that make sense for the individual. If something does not fit, it can be adjusted so the work stays relevant and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins and messaging lets people write about things between sessions. These options offer more flexibility around work, caregiving and travel and make it easier to maintain regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.

Frequently asked

What kinds of issues can I bring to sessions?

Riffat works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related issues. She also helps with relationship and intimacy worries, grief, sleep problems, anger and work-related compassion fatigue.

What is Riffat's therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and client-centred, with a focus on listening and practical steps. Sessions often blend mindfulness, cognitive techniques and emotionally-focused or attachment ideas.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working in the mental health sector supporting people through crisis and longer-term issues.

Where is the therapist based and what credential does she hold?

She practises from the United Kingdom and lists BACP as a professional reference in her practice.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with this counsellor?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.