Farhaana Hanif, BACP

Farhaana Hanif describes herself as a person-centred counsellor with a background in social care. She goes by Fee and offers a calm, compassionate space where people can talk about what feels heavy. Her style is gentle and respectful, and she aims to help people reclaim emotional strength.

She has three years' experience working across the social care sector supporting people through common issues like depression, anxiety and burnout. Farhaana also works with trauma and abuse, grief, and the stresses that come with life changes. She pays attention to how emotional patterns affect day-to-day life and decisions.

In sessions she keeps things collaborative. The person leads the pace and direction while she offers empathy and practical tools. Conversations are intended to feel manageable rather than rushed, so people can explore difficult feelings at their own speed.

Farhaana helps people untangle emotions and develop ways to cope that fit their life. She aims for simple, lasting changes such as clearer boundaries, calmer thinking, and more confidence in choices. Her approach emphasises listening first and then working together to try new ways forward.

People meet her for problems like stress, communication issues, body image concerns, caregiver strain, chronic illness impacts, and feelings of emptiness or abandonment. She offers a steady presence while people make sense of their experiences and find practical steps for coping and growth.

Approaches that guide online therapy and practical access

Farhaana uses person-centred ways of working that focus on listening and following the person's lead. This approach helps when someone feels overwhelmed, unsure or disconnected and wants a space to be heard without pressure.

She also draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people make sense of distress and build coping skills. These techniques aim to break down problems into manageable steps and introduce practical tools for stress, anxiety, low mood and grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Farhaana will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That process is flexible and adjusts as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different routines. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family life and other commitments while keeping therapy accessible.