- Text-based sessions only
- Person-centred approach
- Mindfulness and existential themes
About Layla
Layla Kareem is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, and other life changes. Layla also lists support for issues such as depression, bipolar and compassion fatigue. She conducts work through text-based sessions only, and she asks people to say what they hope to gain from counselling.
Layla uses person-centred methods alongside elements of psychoanalytic thinking. That means she listens for patterns in how people relate to themselves and others, and she follows the person’s pace when exploring difficult feelings. She integrates existential ideas and mindfulness themes to help people reflect on values, choices and everyday experience.
Sessions tend to focus on talking through what feels stuck, noticing recurring thoughts and feelings, and practising ways to respond differently. Practical issues such as sleep, career stress and intimacy-related problems are addressed alongside deeper material like family of origin issues, abandonment and attachment difficulties. She also works with concerns linked to substance use, eating and dissociation when these come up in conversation.
Layla’s text-only approach suits people who prefer writing to speaking, need more flexible check-ins, or find typed communication helps them organise thoughts. She asks new clients to describe their goals and what they want from therapy so sessions can be shaped around those aims. Layla welcomes people who speak English and accepts international clients.
To begin, she invites people to use the platform’s matching process and book an initial session after completing a short questionnaire.
How her approaches translate to online work
Layla integrates client-centred counselling and attachment-based ideas. Client-centred work focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead, which can be effective in text sessions where people have time to choose words. Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections and feelings.She also draws on cognitive behavioural elements to spot recurring thoughts and offer simple experiments or different ways of responding. Those tools can help with anxiety, sleep problems and relationship worries by turning observations into short, practical steps that suit written exchanges.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. Layla will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as the work develops. That collaborative stance aims to fit techniques to your situation rather than applying one fixed method.
Her practice currently uses text-based sessions only, so please confirm session options before booking. Online work like this can fit more easily into busy days, allow for quieter check-ins, and suit people who find writing helps them order thoughts. It can also make shorter follow-ups simpler when life gets busy. Registered or accredited professionals often use written formats alongside other options, and Layla will explain how text sessions can be structured during the initial matching and scheduling steps.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, depression and bipolar among other issues. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment and family of origin matters.
How does she approach guilt or shame?
She uses person-centred listening and psychoanalytic ideas to look at how guilt or shame link to relationships and past experiences. Mindfulness themes are used to notice and describe those feelings without judgement.
What is her professional background?
She has six years' experience working as a counsellor and is registered with the BACP. Her work draws on client-centred, attachment and existential approaches.
Where is she based and what is her location practice?
She practises in the United Kingdom and lists the UK as her base. Sessions are delivered via text rather than in-person meetings.
In what languages does she work?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients who can work in English.
What formats are used for sessions?
She currently works via text-based sessions only. Please confirm session options through the booking process before arranging appointments.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. The exact fee will be shown during the booking flow.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session. She asks clients to say what they want to gain before the first meeting.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.