Nisa Farooq
Compassionate therapist combining practical and relational work
About Nisa
Nisa Farooq uses attachment-based work alongside practical approaches to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and trauma-focused techniques to address common problems like anxiety, depression and grief. Nisa aims to make the first steps into therapy easier and clearer for those who are unsure where to begin.
Nisa has five years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. She offers straightforward talking therapy that focuses on what a person is finding difficult now, and how past relationships and experiences may affect current feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions are intended to be respectful and non-judgemental while also being focused on real change. Her practice covers stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, eating concerns and parenting challenges. Additional areas of focus include hoarding, immigration issues, multicultural concerns, obsessions and compulsions, personality difficulties, non-monogamous relationship dynamics, and prejudice and discrimination.
Nisa works with each person to clarify priorities and set manageable goals. In sessions she blends short-term strategies with exploration of attachment patterns. That can mean learning new ways to manage upsetting thoughts and feelings, and also looking at how early relationships influence reactions today.
The emphasis is on practical steps alongside space to talk about painful experiences. People meet Nisa for one-to-one talk therapy by video, phone, live chat or messaging. She accepts clients in the United Kingdom and international clients who prefer English.
To begin, a simple matching process helps connect someone to her for scheduling.
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How Nisa works
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Listed by Nisa among the ways they work.
Listed by Nisa among the ways they work.
Listed by Nisa among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How attachment and practical therapy work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape how people respond to stress now. Online sessions can help someone notice those patterns and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more manageable. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours through short practical exercises. It is useful for anxiety, depression and unhelpful routines and can be adapted for video, phone or messaging work.Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and adapt techniques over time. People often try a mix of approaches so sessions are both practical and reflective, depending on what they need that week.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing of worksheets. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, written reflections and ongoing contact between sessions. Working online makes it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while still using evidence-informed methods delivered by registered or accredited professionals.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
