Faiza Malik, BACP

Faiza Malik works from a client-centred, attachment-aware approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and life challenges. She is Faiza Malik, BACP, and offers calm, practical sessions focused on what matters most to the person in front of her. Her style aims to build trust and stronger patterns in close relationships while addressing everyday struggles that get in the way of feeling well.

With 27 years of experience, she draws on a mix of therapies to suit different needs. Sessions often explore how past attachments and current thinking shape emotions. Cognitive work is used to tackle unhelpful thoughts and habits, while emotionally focused ideas support repairing and strengthening relationships.

Faiza has a long history of helping people with addiction, eating and body image issues, and grief. She also works with those managing chronic pain, illness and disability, and people coping with major life changes such as separation or career shifts. Practical tools for sleep, anger and motivation are part of the work when clients need them.

Her approach includes hypnotherapy and reframing techniques alongside talking therapy when helpful, with the aim of making change feel achievable and down-to-earth. She encourages clients to practise new ways of thinking between sessions so progress carries into daily life.

Sessions are available in English, Punjabi and Urdu, and she accepts international clients. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and arrange a session that fits their schedule.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and emotional reactions; it helps people understand why they respond the way they do in close relationships and develop more secure ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the room, offering empathy and non-judgemental listening so clients can find their own solutions and build self-trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, then tests and changes them with practical exercises that reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right fit is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose approaches that match the client’s needs, goals and preferences. This may mean combining methods over time and adjusting techniques as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. If you are interested in remote work, please confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Many people find that the same therapeutic tools translate well to online sessions when conversations, exercises and between-session tasks are clearly agreed.