Boutaina Rahal

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and EFT

About Boutaina

Boutaina Rahal works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and relationship concerns using an integrative approach that includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Jungian ideas and existential thinking. She is a BACP member and has 20 years of national and international experience.

Boutaina sees adults who are coping with depression, grief, parenting strain, intimacy-related issues and career stress. She also works with people facing cultural and identity questions, compassion fatigue, ADHD and a range of personality and attachment-related concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Arabic.

Her style draws on person-centred principles alongside structured CBT techniques. That means she listens for what matters to the person and also uses practical steps to help manage unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when relationship patterns and attachment issues are central to the difficulty.

Boutaina’s work includes trauma-informed methods and references from psychodynamic and Jungian thinking when exploring deeper patterns and meaning. She has experience supporting adults who have survived abuse and those living with bipolar features or complex co-morbidity.

Her background is British Arab and she has worked both in the UK and abroad over two decades. She holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How her approaches adapt to online counselling

Boutaina draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred ideas. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, which can be practised through exercises and short home tasks. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on relationship and attachment patterns and helps people identify key emotions and interaction cycles that keep problems in place.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss different ways of working and agree what fits best with the person’s needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

Please confirm the session formats available before booking as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. These practical benefits often help people sustain regular sessions while they work on anxiety, trauma recovery, relationship patterns and life changes.

Topics Boutaina lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Boutaina

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people manage stress, anxiety and related symptoms using practical techniques and therapeutic discussion.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises an integrative approach drawing on Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy among other methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of national and international experience working with adults.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in Arabic?

Sessions are offered in English and Arabic.

Does she work with international clients?

No. She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How much do sessions cost and how do I start?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.