- Years in practice
- 27
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Punjabi, Urdu
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Eating disorders
About Faiza
Faiza Malik is a counsellor who draws on person-centred and attachment-focused approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She uses straightforward talking therapy alongside practical tools so clients can feel steadier day to day. With 27 years of experience, Faiza supports people facing loss, low self-esteem, motivation problems and addiction.
She also helps with eating and intimacy-related concerns, sleeping difficulties and career or life changes. Parenting is listed among her focus areas and she offers practical guidance for parents feeling overwhelmed.
Background and approach
Her sessions combine client-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural work and emotionally-focused approaches. Faiza also incorporates hypnotherapy when it suits a person’s goals, aiming for solutions that people can use outside of sessions. The aim is to build skills for coping with strong feelings and recurring patterns.
People meet in a calm, non-judgemental atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about plainly. Faiza encourages small, steady steps and practical strategies rather than jargon. She explains ideas clearly and works at a pace that suits each person.
She speaks English, Punjabi and Urdu and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Faiza is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings decades of clinical practice to everyday concerns.
What Faiza works with
Everything Faiza lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Faiza helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Faiza lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Faiza often uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns affect current difficulties; this helps people understand recurring reactions in close relationships and parenting. She also uses client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own answers through open conversation. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments that change feelings and behaviour.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Faiza discusses goals and preferences at the start and adapts methods as progress is made. This collaborative process means the method can change over time to fit what is most helpful for the individual.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and suit short check-ins, while live chat or messaging can fit brief updates or moments when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around parenting, work and busy days and allow people to choose what feels most helpful.
Questions people ask about Faiza
What kinds of problems does Faiza help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, eating concerns, self-esteem and parenting challenges among other areas.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is warm and client-centred, mixing listening with practical techniques from attachment work, cognitive behavioural ideas and emotionally-focused methods.
How much experience does she have?
Faiza has 27 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including addiction, trauma, and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi and Urdu, and she also accepts clients from outside the UK.
What formats are available for online sessions?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits their needs.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Faiza?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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