Faiza Malik , BACP

Faiza Malik is a seasoned therapist with 27 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, low self-esteem, addiction, and other life difficulties. She blends traditional counselling methods with complementary techniques such as Neuro Linguistic Programming reframes, hypnotherapy, and Time Line Therapy to offer a holistic, solution-focused approach that helps clients build lasting skills for change.

Her work often focuses on relationships and couples counselling, and she has extensive experience addressing issues like motivation, confidence, and recovery from addiction. Faiza aims to empower clients to reframe unhelpful patterns and to develop practical strategies that support wellbeing and resilience.

Faiza creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored honestly. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and views the first step as an important part of the healing process. Faiza holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects professional standards and ongoing commitment to ethical practice.

She welcomes people ready to take the next step toward change and is committed to helping clients move forward with compassion and clarity.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy

Faiza integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving - an approach often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related issues. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, which can be especially helpful for relationship difficulties and attachment concerns. Additionally, hypnotherapy is offered as a complementary tool to support relaxation, address habitual patterns, and enhance motivation for change.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Faiza works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and needs, and she tailors techniques so therapy feels useful and manageable. Clients and therapist make decisions together about which methods to try and how to adapt them over time.

Online therapy with Faiza is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy lives, and access licensed professionals from different locations while still receiving structured, goal-oriented support.