Layla Kareem, BACP

Layla Kareem is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and low self-esteem. She supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, and major life changes. Layla also offers guidance for work-related pressure, compassion fatigue and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar challenges.

Her style is flexible and client-focused. She aims to provide a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk openly and make sense of difficult feelings. Sessions are conversational and paced to suit each person’s needs. Layla uses listening, gentle reflection and practical steps to help people move forward.

Layla draws on several therapeutic approaches to shape sessions. She uses client-centred ways of working to prioritise the person’s own goals. Attachment-based ideas help when patterns from early relationships affect current trust and closeness. Cognitive behavioural techniques can be used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours.

She trained and practises with a BACP credential, which is listed as BACP. Layla has six years of experience since qualifying and works with a wide range of life and emotional concerns. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

Layla provides several online formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. People are encouraged to explain what they want out of therapy at the start so sessions can be arranged to match those goals.

Therapeutic approaches and what online therapy offers

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and trust. It can help when someone notices repeating difficulties in close relationships or struggles with intimacy and emotional closeness.

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective and goals. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is heard and helps people find their own answers rather than imposing solutions.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and the behaviours that follow. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems because it offers clear strategies to test different ways of thinking and acting.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, then agree on methods to try. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted as the work progresses.

Online therapy provides several practical options: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for lower bandwidth or when being on camera is not wanted, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing written contact. These choices make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments and allow people to access help from different locations.