Counsellor profile
Fariha Hassan, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Grief and loss
About Fariha
Fariha Hassan is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, family tensions, grief, parenting strains and low self-esteem. Sessions are offered in English and Urdu for people in the UK and internationally.
She focuses on practical, clear conversations about what is happening at home. People can expect direct help with communication problems, control issues, coping after disaster, divorce and separation, and feelings of emptiness. She also addresses immigration challenges, cultural concerns, and issues that affect women's everyday lives.
Her background includes nearly a decade of practice supporting people through loss, parenting pressures and relationship breakdown. She has worked with clients facing guilt, shame, jealousy and isolation. Hearing-impaired clients are listed among areas of experience, and she notes work with neurodivergence in her practice history.
In sessions she aims to set out steps and small goals you can try between meetings. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build communication skills and manage anxious thinking. The approach is practical and focused on what changes might help at home.
For people unsure how therapy might fit into a busy life, she offers an initial route through a short matching questionnaire and a first scheduled meeting. The service uses a subscription billing model that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm current session options before booking.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Fariha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety and stress, focusing on practical tools to manage worrying thoughts and reduce overwhelm. These techniques involve learning ways to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing clearer responses to stressful situations, which can help with day-to-day coping and parenting demands.She also applies approaches that build communication skills. This involves rehearsing how to express needs, set boundaries and handle difficult conversations calmly. These skills aim to reduce repeated conflict and make household interactions more manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options with each person and agree a plan based on individual goals, preferences and what feels most useful in practice. The relationship is collaborative and adjustments are made as the work progresses.
The biography does not specify session delivery formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals generally offer a variety of ways to meet, and clarifying options in advance helps match the format to practical needs.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Urdu
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of family problems does she help with?
She works with people who are dealing with family conflict, communication breakdown and issues that arise during separation or divorce.
What is her typical approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on practical steps, communication skills and evidence-based techniques to manage anxiety and improve interactions at home.
How much experience does she bring?
She has nine years of professional experience supporting people with stress, parenting pressures, grief and related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who do not speak English?
Sessions are offered in English and Urdu.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model and the subscription can be cancelled at any time; costs vary by location.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.