Riffat Jabeen, BACP

Riffat Jabeen practises an integrative, client-centred approach that focuses on the person rather than a label. She uses practical techniques and calm conversation to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or relationship difficulties. Her work emphasises listening and pacing sessions to what each person needs. With five years of practice, she draws on a range of methods to match the issue at hand. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Attachment-informed ideas help when past relationships affect present feelings and connections. Sessions often include simple mindfulness exercises and grounding tools to manage intense emotions and improve sleep. She also uses emotionally focused ideas to look at how people relate and communicate when intimacy or connection are strained. The aim is practical change that fits everyday life. Riffat follows the standards of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and frames work as a joint process. She invites people to bring what feels most pressing and then shapes the sessions around their priorities. Therapy moves at the client’s pace. People contact her for a wide range of concerns, including trauma, grief, compassion fatigue, bipolar difficulties, ADHD and issues around self-esteem or career stress. She also addresses complex relationship topics such as commitment worries, blended family strain and separation. Her approach is straightforward and focused on helping people find clearer ways forward.

How attachment and CBT work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence how people feel and connect now. Online sessions can use talk and reflection to identify patterns and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more helpful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes. It often includes short exercises and practical homework that translate well to video or phone sessions. Mindfulness techniques are also used to bring attention to the present moment and reduce overwhelm. Simple breathing or grounding practices can be taught and practised during live sessions and repeated between meetings. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then choose or combine methods collaboratively. This makes therapy more likely to fit real life and personal needs. Online formats give flexibility for people juggling work, family or mobility needs. Video calls approximate face-to-face contact, phone sessions can fit a short break, live chat works for quick check-ins and text messaging helps when someone prefers writing. These options let people continue work without lengthy travel and adapt sessions around their day.