Mehbuba Khalid, BACP

Mehbuba Khalid is a counsellor who helps people work through relationship and intimacy concerns. She is also experienced with trauma, grief, depression and issues such as self-esteem and addiction. Her straightforward approach aims to make it easier to bring difficult topics into a conversation and to start making changes that matter.

She trained at postgraduate level and holds an MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy. Mehbuba is a BACP member and brings five years of clinical experience to her work. That mix of study and practice informs how she listens and responds in sessions.

In therapy she focuses on connection and how past experiences shape present relationships. Sessions invite people to describe what is happening in their lives, name painful patterns, and try different ways of relating. Work often covers attachment issues, abandonment, communication problems and commitment struggles.

She also uses approaches that attend to memory and bodily experience, and to the stories people tell about themselves. Practical steps, reflection and pacing are combined so progress feels manageable. Mehbuba aims to make sessions a place to understand patterns and practice new responses.

Alongside one-to-one work, she has experience supervising other practitioners and teaching counselling students. That background keeps her practice reflective and grounded in current therapeutic thinking.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting. It helps when patterns of distance, fear of abandonment or difficulty trusting repeat in adult relationships. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor - listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions to problems.

These approaches are often used together to create a relational and supportive online space. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which approach or combination feels most helpful for your goals and preferences. This is a shared process that can change over time as needs evolve.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a session during a work break. It can also allow quieter check-ins if someone prefers not to use video, or fuller discussion when video helps with emotional connection. The exact session formats supported should be confirmed before booking, so check the available options when you make arrangements.