Khafayah Abdulsalam , BACP, NCPS

Khafayah Abdulsalam is a Muslim counsellor and psychotherapist who combines trauma-informed, integrative practice with faith-sensitive options. 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) - both recognitions that indicate professional training and adherence to national practice standards. She is also a member of the Muslim Counsellors and Psychotherapists Network (MCAPN) and a trained Islamic counsellor who can include religiously grounded resources when requested.

Her therapeutic style is tailored to each person, drawing on client-centred principles and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) alongside emotional regulation tools and reflective journaling. She works from a trauma-informed perspective, adjusting interventions to fit the needs, culture, and faith of the individual. When clients want spiritual integration, she offers options such as Qur'anic reflections, du'a, and discussion of the Names of Allah as part of a spiritually grounded approach to emotional wellbeing.

Khafayah supports people facing emotional overwhelm, anxiety, grief, burnout, toxic or spiritually abusive relationships, low self-worth, cultural or religious identity struggles, and challenges within family and faith systems. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, addictions, parenting and family issues, and intimacy-related difficulties. She provides remote therapy via video, phone, and messaging and engages in regular clinical supervision in line with BACP guidance to maintain professional standards.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Khafayah draws from client-centred therapy, which focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client is seen as the expert on their own life and the therapist follows the client’s pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy helps explore patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current bonds and intimacy, making it helpful for relationship struggles and abandonment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work and Khafayah collaborates with each person to determine what fits best. She adapts methods based on the client’s goals, cultural background, and preferences, and reviews progress together to refine the plan as needed.

Online sessions - via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - offer practical flexibility for people balancing work, family, or geographic distance. These formats make it possible to access licensed professionals from different locations, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable for the client.