- Stress and anxiety
- Life changes
- Attachment work
About Halima
Halima Butt is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or life changes and who want clearer direction around work, relationships or personal goals.
She helps people talk through family conflict, motivation and confidence issues. She also sees people dealing with relationship and intimacy questions, addictions, eating concerns and the effects of trauma. Life purpose is one of the areas she lists when clients are unsure what comes next.
In sessions she uses practical approaches drawn from attachment-based work, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Conversations aim to identify patterns that keep a person stuck and small steps to try between meetings. Halima adapts the pace to what each person can manage in day-to-day life.
Her background includes three years of direct practice with adults across a range of concerns. She is registered with the BACP and works in English. She accepts international clients and frames work around immediate problems as well as longer term goals.
People who come when a change has left them unsure what matters often start by clarifying one or two manageable priorities. Halima supports planning and practical coping strategies so clients can test new ways of acting and decide what to keep going forward.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can help
Halima often uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy in online sessions. Client-centred therapy focuses on active listening and reflecting back what matters to the person, which helps clarify feelings and priorities. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and introduces specific strategies to test different behaviours and manage anxiety.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how close relationships affect current patterns. Attachment-focused work can help people see how earlier relationship habits show up now and how to try different ways of relating. Choosing the right approach is part of the work; the therapist and client discuss goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try first.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break from work or home life more readily. Registered or accredited professionals can help plan practical steps to test new behaviours between sessions and adapt the format to what suits each person.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, among other issues such as addictions and relationship problems.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She uses attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural methods paired with mindfulness. Sessions aim to spot unhelpful patterns and try small practical changes.
What relevant experience does she have?
She has three years of professional practice working with adults on a range of concerns including motivation, parenting and trauma-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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