Soraya Hind, BACP

Counsellor Soraya Hind is a BACP member with five years' experience supporting people in the United Kingdom with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and coping with life changes. She also works with issues such as parenting, grief, self-esteem, ADHD and LGBT concerns. Soraya draws on personal experience as a disabled mixed-race mother and makes space to address the impact of racism and disability hate crime on mental health.

Soraya uses an integrative approach built on client-centred practice. She combines elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy. In practical terms this means sessions can include talking through current problems, identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, and trying out different ways of responding to difficult feelings.

She is prepared to talk about race, identity and cultural background and how these affect everyday life. That can include stereotypes people face, internalised beliefs, and the aftermath of hate incidents. Soraya says these issues can span generations and she will work with them directly when clients want to do so.

Soraya also supports people living with chronic pain, long-term illness or disability. She is open to discussing how health conditions affect mood, daily routines and self-worth, and to looking for practical coping steps.

The first meetings focus on what the person wants to work on. Sessions aim to agree clear, manageable goals and practical steps. People are invited to check the counselling format and frequency before booking so the arrangements suit their situation.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling