- Text-based sessions only
- BACP accredited
- Six years' experience
About Layla
Layla Kareem is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties and relationship strain. She also supports clients facing grief, trauma, questions about identity, low self-esteem and career or life changes. Layla uses a calm, non-judgemental manner and invites people to say what they need from therapy.
Layla offers online text-based sessions. She encourages clients to share their story and to set goals they feel are meaningful. Conversations often focus on immediate coping, understanding emotional patterns, and practical steps to improve day-to-day rest and routine.
Her approach draws on attachment-based work and client-centred ideas to build trust and explore feelings about close relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques are used when helpful to spot thinking patterns and try small experiments that can ease anxiety and improve sleep.
Layla trained as a counsellor and holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP. She has six years of experience and has worked with a wide range of personal concerns, including trauma, addiction-related issues and challenges connected to family of origin.
She invites a collaborative style in sessions, combining reflective listening with practical suggestions. If text sessions suit your life, Layla aims to support clearer routines, better rest, and steadier mood as you work towards your goals.
How these approaches work for online counselling
Layla combines attachment-based ideas with client-centred methods to create a supportive online space. Attachment-based work looks at how early and close relationships shape current patterns, which can help when people want steadier sleep, better boundaries, or clearer relationships. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client, helping people find their own solutions and make sense of strong emotions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques when they suit the person’s goals. CBT helps spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioural experiments, which can be useful for easing anxiety, adjusting routines and improving rest.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and will suggest ways of working together. This is a collaborative decision and can change as the work progresses.
Layla currently offers text-based sessions only, so confirm session options before booking. Online work can fit around busy days, let you reflect in writing, and make it easier to check in from wherever you are. Text sessions can be shorter or more reflective depending on what the client prefers, and they can help fit therapeutic work into everyday life without needing to travel.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Layla supports people with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, depression and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a warm, non-judgemental way that focuses on listening first. Sessions mix reflective, client-centred conversation with practical steps when useful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Layla has six years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages can I use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted, so people based outside the UK can enquire about working together.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.