Tayyauba Sheikh, BACP, NCPS

Tayyauba Sheikh is a counsellor who uses talking therapy as her main way of working. She places respect, sensitivity and compassion at the heart of sessions. She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s situation and goals.

She has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and supports people facing bereavement, stress and anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also helps with family conflict, parenting concerns, addiction issues and trauma and abuse. She aims to help people find clearer ways to cope with painful feelings and difficult decisions.

Her approach draws on attachment-based work and emotionally-focused ideas to help people understand feelings and patterns in close relationships. She combines this with client-centred listening and mindfulness exercises to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. Psychodynamic and solution-focused thinking are also part of her practice when useful.

Tayyauba will discuss medication if that might help alongside talking work, and she adapts her approach to each person’s preferences. Sessions are conversational and practical, with attention to emotions, relationships and coping strategies.

She offers support in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Online approaches that focus on relationships and feelings

Attachment-based work helps people notice patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions. It is useful for people who want to understand repeated relationship problems and strong emotional responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and expressing core emotions in relationships, helping people change how they connect and repair ruptures. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre, using empathic listening and reflection to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work together with the client to choose which methods to try based on needs, goals and personal preferences. This is a collaborative conversation that can change over time as work progresses.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments between other commitments. It can also let people use quieter surroundings, shorter check-ins or audio-only conversations when that better suits their day. Registered or accredited professionals offer this kind of flexible access while tailoring pace and tasks to what the person finds most helpful.