Faha Makhdum, BACP

Faha Makhdum is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional experience and a BACP registration. She focuses on practical, person-centred work that helps people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. She also supports people facing relationship strain and trauma-related difficulties. Faha keeps her approach respectful and compassionate and adapts conversations to each person's needs.

Faha uses everyday language to talk through issues such as confidence, motivation and self-esteem. She helps people notice patterns that hold them back and tries small, doable ways to make change. Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the individual rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Her background includes extensive work with couples, and she offers sessions that look at communication, trust and commitment concerns. She also supports those dealing with addictions, grief, sleep or eating problems, and the stresses of caring for others. Cancer-related worries and caregiver stress are part of her wider practice.

Over a dozen years in practice has given her experience with complex family of origin issues, blended family challenges and conflict within families. She pays attention to control issues, abandonment feelings and codependency patterns. Clients who come with career stress, anger or challenges linked to neurodiversity such as ADHD may also find relevant support.

Faha describes her methods as evidence-based and tailored to the person in front of her. She works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, clients use the site Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a session.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online counselling

Faha draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make steady changes. One common approach she uses involves talking through thoughts and behaviours to spot patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood; this helps people try out small, practical shifts in daily life. Another approach focuses on relationships and communication, using structured conversations to practise new ways of connecting and managing conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods suit the person’s goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking what has helped before and adapting techniques to fit a person's pace and situation.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions more easily into a busy day and reducing travel time. Online work can make it simpler to have shorter check-ins, to attend when away from home, or to choose quieter surroundings that suit the person. The original profile did not specify particular session formats, so confirm which options are available before booking to make sure they fit with your routine.