Shagufta Qadir, BACP
Shagufta Qadir BACP is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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About Shagufta
Shagufta Qadir BACP is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood and confidence issues. Shagufta aims to make the first step less daunting by offering steady, practical support and listening to each person's story.
Her work often addresses addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and motivation. She also helps people dealing with grief, trauma, sleeping and eating problems, and the strain of caregiving.
Background and approach
Shagufta pays attention to how past attachments and life events shape current struggles. She uses approaches that centre the person and build on strengths. Sessions include talking through feelings, identifying small steps, and practising different ways of coping.
She explains ideas plainly and sets clear, achievable goals together with the client. Shagufta offers sessions in English and Urdu, and she accepts clients from outside the UK. People describe practical benefits from working on communication, managing strong emotions like anger, and coping with life changes such as separation or chronic illness.
Her background in client-centred and solution-focused work means sessions are tailored to each person’s needs. She brings patience and straightforward guidance, helping clients grow confidence and make steady progress.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 326436 | March 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 Shagufta works with
Everything Shagufta lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shagufta lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. In practice this can mean spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and trying out small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety, low mood or sleep disruption.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. She listens to the client’s goals and preferences, then suggests ways of working that fit those aims. Therapy is collaborative and can be adjusted as needs change.
Online sessions offer flexibility for different lives and schedules. Video calls work well for a fuller face-to-face style, phone sessions can suit shorter check-ins or low bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging are helpful for quick updates or when being on camera is difficult. These options make it easier to keep continuity and fit therapy into a busy week.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, as well as addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues. Other areas include grief, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, career questions and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a person-centred way and focuses on practical, achievable steps. Conversations aim to build on strengths and set short-term goals that fit a client’s life.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with clients on a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Urdu.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; the exact cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
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