Sobia Siddique, BACP

Sobia Siddique offers a warm, adaptable counselling style that draws on attachment-based and emotionally-focused approaches. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and self-esteem difficulties. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy problems, parenting strain, grief, bipolar challenges and career-related stress. Sessions can be held in English or Urdu for people inside and outside the United Kingdom.

Sobia uses a client-centred way of working that keeps the person’s perspective central. This means conversations begin with what matters most to the individual and move at a pace that feels manageable. She also draws on attachment ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns and feelings.

In emotionally-focused work Sobia helps people notice and name strong emotions and learn new ways to respond to them. She can also bring existential questions into therapy, helping people explore meaning, identity and values when life feels unsettled. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to make a practical change but feel stuck.

Her experience includes supporting people with cultural and faith-related concerns, particularly from South Asian Muslim backgrounds, informed by her own lived experience. This background helps when conversations touch on tradition, identity and belonging.

Sessions aim to combine listening with practical steps. That might mean reflecting on relationship patterns one week and trying small behaviour changes the next. The emphasis is on collaboration, respect and steady progress.

Sobia holds BACP registration, which is noted in her credentials. She has six years of practice supporting a wide range of concerns and offers appointments via video calls, phone, live chat and text-based messaging.

How attachment and emotion-focused work translate to online therapy

Sobia uses attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and connection. This approach helps when people notice repeated patterns in their close relationships and want to understand emotional triggers. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people name strong feelings and shift how they respond to them, which can ease intense arguments, isolation or overwhelm.

She also uses client-centred methods that keep the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process - the therapist and client discuss goals, try techniques and adjust as work progresses. That way therapy can move between talking about meaning, exploring attachment patterns and practising small changes together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for visual cues and longer therapeutic work. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or offer a lower-bandwidth alternative. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for short check-ins, quick reflections or when someone prefers written exchange. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping the focus on steady progress.