Farhan Ghafoor, BACP
Supportive counsellor focusing on everyday parenting challenges
Book with Farhan- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Farhan
Farhan Ghafoor is a BACP counsellor with eight years of experience. He focuses on clear, practical support for everyday pressures. He listens without judgement and helps people find manageable steps forward.
He uses person-centred ways of working to create an open space for talking. That means the conversation follows what matters most to the person in the room. He also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and test different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Common issues he supports include stress, anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. He also helps people dealing with relationship difficulties, family strain, grief and addiction concerns. There is work available around attachment, body image and fatherhood issues too.
Sessions are practical and focused. Farhan helps people break big problems into smaller steps. He offers simple tools you can try between meetings and checks what’s working for you.
He works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP as a professional credential. Conversations are carried out in English. If you are unsure what to expect, he will explain the process and help you decide the next steps.
What Farhan works with
Everything Farhan lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Farhan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Farhan lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Farhan uses person-centred and CBT approaches online
Farhan works with client-centred methods that prioritise the person’s own goals and pace. This approach is about listening closely and letting the conversation follow the issues that matter most, which can help parents and caregivers feel understood and clearer about next steps.He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT offers practical exercises and small experiments to test new responses to stress, anxiety, sleeping problems or difficult thoughts about parenting and relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Farhan will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest ways of working that suit those aims. He checks in regularly and adjusts the plan if something isn’t helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for deeper dialogue, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare and daily life while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional support.
Questions people ask about Farhan
What kinds of problems does Farhan help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and sleep issues. He also works with relationship and family tensions, grief, addictions and parenting concerns.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses a client-centred approach that follows what matters to you and adds cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How much experience does he have?
He has eight years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and practical concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
He is listed with BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted; his work is offered within the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How do subscriptions and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
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