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Aisha Tasneem

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Aisha Tasneem, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - Anger and relationship issues

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 397775
  • Experience5 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Attachment focus

About Aisha

Aisha Tasneem is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She offers support for common problems including depression, anxiety, grief, trauma and stress. She also helps people who are dealing with relationship and family conflict, self-esteem concerns, and anger.

Aisha describes her approach as integrative. She draws on several counselling methods and adapts sessions to what each person needs. In practice that means talking through what matters most, trying out practical tools, and checking in about how things are changing between sessions.

She uses elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationship difficulties and intimacy-related issues. Client-centred listening shapes the pace and tone of sessions.

Sessions tend to focus on clear, manageable steps rather than long lectures. Aisha supports people who are coping with life changes, addiction-related struggles, career stress, and compassion fatigue alongside the concerns above. She also has an interest in abandonment, communication and control issues.

People can expect a partner-like process where goals are agreed and adjusted over time. Practical strategies may include values-based actions, skills for managing strong feelings, and ways to improve communication. Aisha asks new clients to use the site matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to begin.

How sessions work

How Aisha uses therapeutic approaches online

Aisha commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on values and accepting difficult thoughts while helping people make small changes that matter to them. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns.

She also uses attachment-based ideas when relationship difficulties are present. That approach considers how early patterns influence current connections and supports learning new ways to relate. These methods help with anger, intimacy issues, stress and coping with life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Adjustments are made along the way based on what does and does not help.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people appreciate online work for fitting therapy into busy lives, cutting travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can offer practical exercises, reflective conversations and homework that slot into everyday routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and anger as well as relationship and family conflict.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She uses an integrative style, combining approaches such as ACT and CBT and adapting techniques to each person.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

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 in English and she is not currently taking international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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