Tayyauba Sheikh, BACP, NCPS

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current emotional responses. It helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment fears or repeating painful patterns in close relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at feelings in the moment and the ways partners or individuals organise themselves around emotion; it can be useful for intimacy, communication and deepening emotional understanding. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness skills to reduce rumination and manage anxiety and stress in day-to-day life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tayyauba aims to figure out which methods fit each person by discussing their goals and preferences. She collaborates with clients to adjust techniques and pace so the therapy feels practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits, phone sessions suit times when a lighter connection is needed, live chat can support shorter check-ins and text messaging works for ongoing contact between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for different schedules and quieter surroundings, while letting people choose the format that best fits their life.