Layla Kareem, BACP

Layla Kareem helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship worries, low self-esteem, grief and big life changes. She also supports clients dealing with trauma and abuse, career strain, sleep problems, bipolar and depression, and compassion fatigue. Layla works with people who want coaching around life transitions and those navigating family and adoption-related concerns. She offers a straightforward, calm presence and encourages honest conversation about what matters to each person.

Layla uses a person-centred style that invites people to lead the pace and focus of sessions. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape present patterns. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when it helps to spot thinking patterns and try small changes in behaviour.

Her approach includes emotionally-focused and existential thinking, especially when emotional expression or questions of meaning are central. Sessions make space for feelings, practical problem-solving, and exploring values. Layla aims to balance listening with gentle prompts and reflections so people can better understand themselves.

Layla holds BACP registration, which indicates professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has six years of experience working in the United Kingdom and offers services in English. Her practice is oriented to adults seeking support with the concerns listed above.

She currently provides text-based sessions only. Please check session options before booking if you need a different format.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional responses. Online conversations can help identify recurring patterns and try new ways of connecting or setting boundaries. Client-centred therapy focuses on the client's experience and the counsellor's empathic reflection; it helps people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple exercises to test different responses and reduce distress.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals, what has or hasn't helped before, and preferences for how to work. Together they can try ideas from different approaches and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Because the biography notes text-based work, confirm available formats before booking if you prefer another option. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also means sessions can be accessed from different locations, which can help people keep continuity during moves or work changes. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and reflections to suit the online setting and the client's day-to-day life.