Mehreen Haroon-Ali

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• CBT and ACT

About Mehreen

Mehreen Haroon-Ali works with people on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem and motivation using counselling conversations and practical approaches. She is a member of the BACP and NCPS and has five years' experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.

Her practice draws on cognitive behavioural methods and humanistic, client-centred ways of working. Sessions are led by the person attending, with the counsellor offering reflection, practical techniques and occasional creative tools when those feel helpful.

Mehreen helps people talk through changes such as bereavement, caring responsibilities and life transitions. She also supports those facing trauma and abuse, addictions, issues around intimacy, and difficulties with sleep or eating. There is experience addressing concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood issues, compassion fatigue and work-related stress.

She lists additional focus areas including adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment, blended family stress, communication and commitment problems, and caregiver strain. Her background includes work with people affected by serious illness and ageing issues.

Sessions are offered in English and Mehreen accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and 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.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people focus on what matters to them and take small actions in line with their values, often useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and helps people understand how early connections affect current relationship struggles and intimacy issues. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the centre of sessions, using reflective listening and gentle questioning to help people find their own solutions.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and suggest which methods might suit a person best. This can be reviewed as work progresses, and the plan can change if something is not helping.

Practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions around work and family commitments and reducing travel time. Online work can also make it easier to have shorter check-ins or to choose audio-only over video when bandwidth is limited. Session format options should be confirmed during the matching process before booking so arrangements suit daily life.

Topics Mehreen lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• 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

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Mehreen

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among her main areas of work.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses cognitive behavioural approaches alongside client-centred and humanistic methods, and may include creative tools when appropriate.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years' experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the NCPS.

In which languages can I speak to her?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the UK?

She accepts international clients; check the matching process for any specifics before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and are delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.