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Riffat Jabeen, BACP

Riffat Jabeen is a BACP counsellor who uses an integrative, trauma-aware approach to therapy.

About Riffat

Riffat Jabeen is a BACP counsellor who uses an integrative, trauma-aware approach to therapy. She combines several ways of working to suit each person's needs and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Riffat aims to make therapy welcoming and respectful for people from different backgrounds.

Sessions are collaborative and move at the client's pace. With five years of professional experience, Riffat draws on client-centred work and attachment-based ideas to understand how past relationships shape current feelings.

Background and approach

She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help with worrying thoughts and emotionally focused ideas to address relationship patterns. Her approach often includes simple mindfulness exercises to reduce stress and help with grounding. Riffat pays attention to trauma and abuse and how those experiences affect mood, sleep, anger, and self-esteem.

She supports people coping with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life changes such as separation or career transitions. She also works with a wide range of issues including ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, chronic illness and body-image concerns. Her practice follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy standards.

Riffat offers sessions in English and welcomes people living outside the United Kingdom. Formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. When people begin, she listens without judgement and helps them identify what matters most.

The work aims to reduce overwhelm and build practical tools for coping, self-worth and healthier relationships.

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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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How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Riffat draws on trauma-focused methods that help people connect present difficulties to past experiences and work through painful memories. This approach is used to reduce the ways trauma shows up now, such as trouble sleeping, intense anger or dissociation.

She also uses attachment-based work which looks at patterns from early relationships and how those patterns affect trust, intimacy and self-worth today. Client-centred therapy is another core element and keeps the client's experience at the heart of each session, with the therapist following the person's lead and offering empathic listening.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Riffat will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then tailor the work together. That collaborative planning helps clients try techniques and adjust the focus as therapy progresses.

Online formats provide practical flexibility for this kind of work. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging offers ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family responsibilities and different time zones while keeping the focus on making steady progress.

Frequently asked

What concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Riffat works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma and abuse. She also helps with grief, intimacy and relationship issues, self-esteem, sleep problems and workplace or career stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses an integrative style that blends client-centred, attachment-based and cognitive behavioural approaches. Therapy is collaborative, paced to the individual and may include mindfulness exercises.

What experience does she have?

Riffat has five years of professional experience working in the mental health sector. Her background includes supporting people in crisis and providing longer-term practical help.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted for online work.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy can be arranged via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Different formats suit different needs and schedules.

How are session costs handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.