Farhaana Hanif, BACP

Farhaana Hanif is a BACP counsellor who offers person-centred support for people facing emotional strain. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and the aftermath of trauma. Her style is calm and down-to-earth, designed to help people feel heard and steady again.

Fee draws on three years of experience in the social care sector. She creates a gentle, non-judgemental space where clients set the pace. Sessions focus on making sense of difficult feelings and finding practical ways to manage them day to day.

Clients might come because they are emotionally exhausted, burned out, or wrestling with relationship questions and boundaries. Others seek help for grief, life changes, or reactions linked to past experiences. She also supports people dealing with long-term health challenges, body image concerns, codependency, and issues around control or commitment.

In practice she uses a collaborative, person-centred approach. The client leads the work and Fee offers empathy, reflection and gentle challenge when it helps. The aim is to untangle patterns and build tools that bring calm, clarity and more confidence.

Starting therapy can feel daunting and Fee aims to make the first steps straightforward. She encourages a steady pace and works alongside each person as they explore what is heavy and work toward clearer emotional balance.

How therapeutic approaches and online work fit together

Person-centred work focuses on the individual's experience and emphasizes being listened to without judgement. Sessions aim to strengthen a person's own resources, helping them name feelings and make choices that feel right for them.

Support for trauma-related distress often includes grounding and paced exploration. This helps reduce reactivity to triggers and gives space to understand how past events affect present responses. For stress, anxiety and burnout the work typically blends reflective conversation with simple coping techniques to manage overwhelm and restore balance.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor works collaboratively to decide what fits best, adapting methods to your needs, goals and preferences rather than following a fixed plan.

The profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Others appreciate being able to join from a quieter space or to use audio-only when they prefer not to be on camera. Discussing practical arrangements is part of the first steps so sessions align with everyday life.