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Faiza Malik

Faiza Malik

Therapist · United Kingdom

Calm, practical counselling for life challenges

  • Attachment-informed
  • Hypnotherapy options
  • Works with addictions

About Faiza

Faiza Malik is a counsellor who uses attachment-informed and client-centred work to help people untangle difficult feelings. She brings 27 years of experience and a warm, practical style to therapy. Sessions aim to build clearer thinking, steadier emotions and more confident choices around relationships and life change.

Her approach mixes talking therapies with techniques such as hypnotherapy and practical reframes to help people move from feeling stuck to taking small, sustainable steps. She often supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Addictions and relationship concerns are also areas she commonly addresses.

Faiza has worked extensively across grief, trauma and family of origin issues, and she helps people facing major life changes or repeated patterns like codependency or avoidant tendencies. She also works with concerns such as body image, chronic illness stress and caregiver strain.

Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi and Urdu and Faiza accepts international clients. Her registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Practical conversations in therapy focus on what people can do between sessions. Faiza encourages collaboration on goals and uses straightforward strategies from cognitive behavioural ideas and emotionally focused work to improve communication and manage strong emotions.

To begin, readers are invited to take a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the available times. The therapist uses a cancellable subscription model for sessions that varies with location and availability.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can be used to identify repeating dynamics and try new ways of connecting and communicating. Client-centred therapy centres the person's own experience and pace, with the counsellor offering reflection and acceptance to help people find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural ideas help by breaking problems into smaller steps and testing simple changes between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and then try approaches that fit those aims. This is a collaborative process with adjustments made as progress and feedback emerge.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online or remote options before booking. Many people find that online sessions make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Others like having the option to use approaches such as hypnotherapy or focused cognitive work remotely so they can practise between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals can help tailor session length and frequency to everyday routines and obligations.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesEating disordersSelf esteemDepressionAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?

She helps people with stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, addictions, grief and trauma-related issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is collaborative and practical, combining client-centred conversation with attachment ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and hypnotherapy where helpful.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 27 years of professional experience supporting people through life changes, relationship difficulties, addiction and long-standing emotional patterns.

What credentials and location are listed for the counsellor?

She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and her practice is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages can she conduct sessions in?

Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi and Urdu, and she is open to working with international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options with the service before booking.

How are fees and payments organised?

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

What is the first step to arrange sessions?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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