Counsellor profile
Najma Haja Alaudeen, AASW
Based in Australia · 19 years of experience
Counselling for anxiety, trauma and life changes
Continue with NajmaAt a glance
- Registration
- AASW, Australia (676012)
- Qualifications
- AASW
- Experience
- 19 years
- Languages
- English, Tamil
- Based in
- Australia
Details come from information Najma supplied to BetterHelp.
- ACT and CBT methods
- Attachment-based work
- English and Tamil
About Najma
AASW social worker, 19 years' experience. Najma Haja Alaudeen works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, anger and coping with life changes. She uses practical strategies from several therapy approaches and aims for collaborative work with each client.
Najma describes her counselling as calm and collaborative. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now and on small, useful steps to manage symptoms. She pays attention to thinking patterns, emotional responses and everyday routines that affect mood and function.
Her methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help shift unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. Attachment-based and client-centred work inform how she looks at close relationships and personal values. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
Practical tools are a feature of her work. Clients can expect strategies for anxiety management, routines to support ADHD-related executive challenges, and techniques for handling grief or relationship strain. Sessions also cover communication skills and problem-solving for blended family and parenting pressures.
Najma works in English and Tamil. She frames goals around a person’s daily life and responsibilities, and she supports people who need help with burnout, compassion fatigue and addictive behaviours. For first steps she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and book an initial session.
How Najma’s approaches translate to online counselling
Najma commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on values and committed actions, helping people accept difficult thoughts while taking steps that matter to them. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviours and gives concrete tools to reduce anxiety and low mood.She also integrates attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns and how these affect current reactions. That approach can help when past relationships continue to shape trust, communication and emotional responses in present life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Najma will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and suggest which methods to try first. Clients and the counsellor decide together if adjustments are needed as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow work on skills such as behavioural experiments, exposure tasks and written exercises between sessions to support progress.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Tamil
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, anger and coping with life changes.
What therapy approaches does she use?
Najma draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of experience working with adults on a range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker and practises in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Tamil.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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