Mehreen Haroon-Ali, BACP, NCPS
Narrative and humanistic counsellor
Details
| Name | Mehreen Haroon-Ali |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP, NCPS |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP, NCPS |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Mehreen
Mehreen Haroon-Ali is a counsellor who works from a narrative and humanistic perspective. She uses storytelling and life events to help people make sense of difficulties. She writes in a warm, non-judgemental way and aims to make the first step feel manageable for anyone seeking help.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside narrative methods. In sessions she encourages people to identify values and small practical steps.
Background and approach
She also uses attachment ideas to look at how relationships affect feelings and choices. Mehreen has five years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. She offers short and longer-term counselling and adapts her approach to each person.
Creative tools may be used when the client feels comfortable with them. Her practice supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, self-esteem, ADHD and career questions. Additional focuses include abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency and communication problems.
Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. International clients can be supported. Mehreen explains the process clearly and works collaboratively so people can shape their own path forward.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Mehreen works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mehreen among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Mehreen directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Mehreen directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that guide online counselling
Mehreen combines narrative work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to support clients online. Narrative Therapy helps people tell and rethink the story of their life so problems feel less defining; it can be useful for identity, relationship and life-change concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small committed actions towards those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and can help with intimacy problems, trust and communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mehreen will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that suit those needs. She works collaboratively so clients can adjust pace and techniques as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are helpful for face-to-face conversation and deeper discussion, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, family or travel and make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Mehreen help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem and many other life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is narrative and humanistic with practical elements from ACT and CBT. Sessions focus on people's stories, values and small steps they can take.
How much experience does she have?
Mehreen has five years of professional experience working with a variety of concerns and using several therapeutic approaches.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she can work with clients internationally.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How does charging and cost work?
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?
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