- Stress and anxiety
- Young adult issues
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Halima
Halima Butt is a counsellor registered with the BACP in the United Kingdom and has three years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, low self-esteem, motivation challenges and coping with life changes. Her practice also covers issues such as addictions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, eating concerns, depression, bipolar, and young adult issues.
Halima uses a conversational, person-focused style in sessions. She listens to what matters most and helps people set small, practical steps. Conversations often cover everyday pressures like study, first jobs, money worries and feeling behind in life. She aims to help clients clarify goals and build coping skills they can use between sessions.
Her approach draws on several established methods. She works with attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current ones. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and to try out different behaviours. Mindfulness practices are introduced to reduce anxiety and increase calm in daily life.
Halima also uses emotionally-focused and client-centred ways of working when appropriate. That means attention to feelings in the moment and keeping the client’s perspective central. She adapts tone and pacing to each person rather than using a fixed script.
Sessions are conducted in English and Halima is open to international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the platform’s booking steps.
Approaches to online counselling and how they help
Halima uses attachment-based ideas and client-centred work to focus on relationships and present feelings. Attachment-based work looks at how early connection patterns can shape current relationships and emotional responses. Client-centred methods keep the conversation centred on the client’s perspective and pace, which can be useful for sorting out identity and relational worries.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to address thoughts and behaviours that maintain anxiety or low mood. CBT gives simple tools to test unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviours, which can be helpful for study stress, job worries and managing panic or low mood.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative step. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful and adjust methods to the client’s goals, preferences and day-to-day life. Early sessions focus on practical priorities and an agreed plan rather than a fixed programme.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around study and work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats need less bandwidth and others do not require video, so practical options can be chosen to suit a client’s routine rather than their location.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with for young adults?
She helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, coping with life changes and other young adult concerns such as study or early career stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-focused and conversational, using practical steps, emotional work and techniques from CBT and mindfulness to address current problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the UK.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practices from 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.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not specify formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session through the platform.
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