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Roda Ali, BACP

Roda Ali helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems.

About Roda

Roda Ali helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems. She also supports those dealing with grief, addiction, parenting strain, low self-esteem and major life changes. Roda's approach is practical and direct, aiming to restore balance and build resilience over time.

Roda brings 11 years of experience as an integrative counsellor and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has worked with people facing trauma, including domestic violence and refugee-related experiences, as well as panic, bereavement and life transitions.

Background and approach

This background informs a steady and empathic way of working. Sessions focus on understanding patterns that cause distress and practising different ways to respond. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at relationships and connection.

Cognitive behavioural techniques help with thinking patterns that feed anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness and motivational approaches support self-awareness and motivation for change. Roda works with people over both short and longer periods, depending on what a person needs.

She aims to help clients find their voice, make clearer choices and develop practical coping skills. Conversations are straightforward and rooted in everyday life challenges. She offers support in English and Somali and works with international clients.

Roda encourages people to take the first step and says that small, steady changes build lasting improvements.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	147918	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 Roda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Ways of working Roda names

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Approaches that suit online counselling

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when someone wants to understand trust, closeness and repeated relationship difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the moment. It gives space to be heard, and can be useful for building self-confidence and self-compassion. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, addresses unhelpful thinking and behaviour. It is practical for anxiety, low mood and panic by teaching specific skills to change reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Roda will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That might mean combining attachment ideas with practical CBT tools or adding mindfulness exercises to support change. The choice is reviewed as therapy progresses to keep it relevant to what the person needs.

Online sessions give flexibility to fit therapy around life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection helps. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or focused work possible between longer sessions. These formats help make counselling more accessible and easier to maintain over time.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Roda help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues, plus grief, addiction, parenting strain and life changes.

How would you describe her way of working?

Roda works in a practical, down-to-earth way. Sessions look at patterns, try small changes and build coping skills over time.

What experience does she bring?

She has 11 years of clinical experience working with trauma, bereavement, panic and major life transitions.

Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Somali.

What session formats are available online?

Roda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for online work.

How are fees and billing handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time according to therapist availability.