May Alkasab, BACP

May Alkasab helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or major life changes. She speaks English and Arabic and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable. May presents a calm, non-judgemental presence to help people talk through difficult feelings.

She uses a person-centred way of working, putting the client's experience at the centre of each session. That means listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most to the individual. She also draws on emotionally focused ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships and strong emotions.

May has eight years of professional experience in the United Kingdom, supporting people with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and body image, and life transitions. She also works with issues such as parenting stress, compassion fatigue, career concerns, and bereavement.

In sessions she helps people identify what they want to change and practises ways to handle intense emotions and difficult conversations. Work may include exploring painful memories, building new ways to communicate, or practising skills for coping with day-to-day stress.

To begin, she asks people to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is then arranged according to therapist availability and may be adapted to fit the client's routine.

How client-centred and emotion-focused work translates online

May draws on client-centred therapy, which focuses on the person's own experience, active listening and empathy to help people feel heard and understood. This approach helps with low self-esteem, stress and general life difficulties by making goals and next steps come from the client's priorities.

She also uses elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy, a way of working that looks at emotional patterns in relationships and within oneself. EFT-style work can help people who struggle with intense emotions, attachment wounds or recurring relationship cycles by identifying emotional needs and creating new interaction patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process and is decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practicalities and suggest which methods might fit best. This collaborative step helps tailor sessions around what the client wants to achieve.

If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits around work and family commitments.