Riffat Jabeen, BACP
Riffat Jabeen is a counsellor who uses client-centred and attachment-based ideas to help people feel steadier and more able to cope.
About Riffat
Riffat Jabeen is a counsellor who uses client-centred and attachment-based ideas to help people feel steadier and more able to cope. She works with common problems such as stress, anxiety and depression, and focuses on restoring a sense of control when life feels overwhelming. She takes a straightforward, compassionate approach in sessions.
Riffat listens without judgement and helps people name what is troubling them. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness practices to create calmer moments during the week.
Background and approach
Her background includes five years working in mental health settings. That experience shaped a practical style that balances short-term coping strategies with deeper work on past attachment wounds and relationship patterns. She aims to adapt methods to each person rather than using one fixed way of working.
Riffat follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework, registered as BACP, and she takes regular supervision. People who come to see her can expect sessions paced to their needs, with simple techniques to try between meetings. She helps with a wide range of concerns beyond mood, including grief, trauma and relationship difficulties.
The focus is on making progress together, whether someone needs practical skills for day-to-day life or space to understand painful experiences.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 392436 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
What Riffat works with
Everything Riffat lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Riffat lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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.
Online support
Riffat will work together with each person to choose the right mix of approaches. That choice is collaborative and may change over time as goals and needs become clearer. She will explain options, try simple techniques in session, and review what helps most over a few meetings.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets a conversation feel more like an in-person meeting, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or messaging can suit someone who prefers not to use audio or wants brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression and related problems such as grief, trauma, sleeping problems and low self-esteem.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative, using attachment ideas to understand relationship patterns and CBT techniques to change unhelpful thinking.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working in mental health settings and has used that time to combine practical coping strategies with deeper therapeutic work.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practices in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for online work.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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