Mehreen Haroon-Ali, BACP, NCPS
Calm, practical counselling with body-aware methods
About Mehreen
Mehreen Haroon-Ali is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who combines somatic work with talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and brings five years of professional experience to her practice. Mehreen aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about hard things and find ways forward.
She believes clients are the experts in their own stories and draws on that knowledge during sessions.
Background and approach
Her approach is client-led and adaptable; she will listen first, then suggest tools that fit each person’s needs. Sessions may include practical exercises, reflective conversation and, when appropriate, body-awareness practices that connect physical sensation with emotional experience. Mehreen uses a mix of somatic methods, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioural techniques alongside client-centred and attachment-based ideas.
She may introduce creative tools if a person is comfortable with them. The aim is to build coping skills and clarity, not to force a particular method. Areas she commonly supports include trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addiction concerns, intimacy and self-esteem issues, parenting stress and work-related strain.
She also works with people facing life changes such as adoption, caregiving responsibilities or serious illness. Sessions are available online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, and she accepts international clients. To begin, people follow the service sign-up, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How somatic-informed and talking therapies work online
Somatic-informed work focuses on how the body holds stress and emotion. In sessions this can mean noticing breath, posture and physical sensations alongside talking about thoughts and feelings. It often helps with anxiety, trauma-related symptoms and tension that shows up in the body.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It combines practical exercises with acceptance and mindful awareness to build commitment to meaningful actions.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences with the client and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted if something does not feel like a good fit.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. These formats provide flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving duties or limited local options. They also allow continued work when life or location makes in-person meetings difficult, while keeping focus on practical tools and connection during each session.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English