Khafayah Abdulsalam, BACP, NCPS

Khafayah Abdulsalam is a Muslim counsellor and psychotherapist who combines faith-sensitive care with integrative, trauma-informed practice. She is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and an Accredited Registrant of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), credentials that reflect recognized professional standards in counselling. She is also a member of the Muslim Counsellors and Psychotherapists Network (MCAPN) and is trained in Islamic counselling, offering clients the choice to include Qur'anic reflections, du'a, the Names of Allah, and spiritually grounded perspectives when that aligns with their needs.

Her therapeutic work is tailored to each person, blending person-centred listening with practical methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, emotional regulation strategies, and reflective journaling. She adopts a trauma-informed stance that seeks to create calm, respectful space for processing painful experiences while supporting clients to build resilience and clearer life choices. When clients request it, Islamic guidance is woven into therapy in ways that honour faith as a resource for healing.

Khafayah supports people with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, stress, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, family and parenting difficulties, career stresses, self-esteem challenges, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also works with specific attachment and family-of-origin issues, codependency, domestic violence, and cultural or religious identity struggles. Available for remote sessions by video, phone, or messaging, she maintains regular clinical supervision and follows professional standards in her practice.

Integrative therapeutic approaches for online care

Khafayah uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies to change behaviours and emotional responses - useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relational patterns formed in early life and how these affect current relationships and emotional safety, making it helpful for attachment concerns, abandonment issues, and intimacy challenges. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises empathic listening and the client’s own experience, supporting self-exploration, self-esteem, and personal growth through a non-directive, respectful therapeutic relationship.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Khafayah works collaboratively with each person and with registered professionals when needed to determine which combination of methods best fits the client’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. This range of options allows sessions to fit around work, family life, and differing time zones, and supports ongoing contact between appointments when appropriate, so therapy can continue even when in-person meetings are not possible.