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Roda Ali, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 11 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Somali
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

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Roda Ali supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She also helps with relationship and intimacy difficulties, grief, parenting concerns, anger and addiction issues. Roda works with people facing career changes, bipolar challenges, compassion fatigue and the effects of discrimination or immigration stress.

Roda uses a straightforward, compassionate style. She aims to make conversations calm and clear. People can expect practical ways to notice patterns and try small changes between sessions.

Background and approach

Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. She also uses client-centred ways of listening that put the person’s experience first. Cognitive behavioural tools and mindfulness exercises are used when useful to target thoughts and unhelpful routines.

Roda has 11 years of experience and is a member of BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma related to domestic violence and displacement, panic attacks, bereavement and life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and Somali, and Roda accepts international clients.

She offers both shorter-term and longer-term counselling depending on what a person needs. Her aim is to help people regain balance, build resilience and make choices that feel more empowering. Roda encourages a gentle, steady pace in therapy so people can feel understood while trying new ways of coping.

She invites those ready to start to take a small first step towards change.

How Roda’s approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current reactions and patterns. Online sessions can be used to notice how those patterns appear in relationships today and to try new ways of relating that feel safer.

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre. The therapist listens without judgement and helps the person find their own solutions, which is useful for building self-worth and making clearer choices.

The therapist and client work together to choose the best approach for the person’s goals and needs. Roda will discuss options and try techniques collaboratively, adjusting the plan as feedback and progress emerge.

Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in, while live chat or text messaging suit quick reflections or people who prefer typing. These options help people access support across time zones and when travel is difficult.

What concerns does Roda help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting worries, addictions and anger. Additional focus areas include multicultural concerns, immigration issues and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Roda takes a calm, practical and compassionate approach. Sessions focus on listening, identifying patterns and trying small, manageable changes between meetings.

What is her background and experience?

She has 11 years of experience working with a wide range of problems, including trauma related to domestic violence and displacement, panic attacks and life transitions.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

Roda is a member of BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Somali, and she can work with people internationally.

What formats are offered for sessions?

Therapy is available by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are booked through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 11 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English, Somali

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Roda Ali, BACP

Background and approach

How Roda’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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