Counsellor profile
Roda Ali, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 147918
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English, Somali
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT techniques
About Roda
Roda Ali is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions and codependency. Her practice also covers grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns and coping with life changes.
Roda keeps language simple in sessions. She listens to what is happening now and what keeps repeating. She helps people name patterns - such as people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or staying in a relationship that drains them - and looks at practical steps to reduce harm. Sessions can focus on immediate coping skills as well as longer-term change.
Her way of working draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred principles and cognitive behavioural techniques. That means time is given to how relationships shaped current feelings, to what the client wants from counselling, and to testing out different ways of thinking and acting. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful.
Roda has experience supporting people affected by domestic violence, trafficking, refugee experiences and bereavement. She offers both short-term and longer-term counselling depending on what an individual needs. Sessions are offered in English and Somali and she accepts international clients.
To begin, people are invited to complete the service's matching questionnaire and book a first session. Roda aims to help clients notice patterns, try new choices, and build steadier ways of managing life’s pressures.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used online and how they fit daily life
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It helps when someone keeps repeating familiar hurtful relationship behaviours or struggles with trust and closeness. Client-centred work focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. It gives space for someone to decide what matters and to steer the sessions accordingly. Cognitive behavioural work identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests practical behaviour changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which methods to try first based on the client’s concerns, goals and preferences. Some people start with short practical strategies and then move to deeper relationship themes, while others do the reverse.
Confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. For some people using online sessions helps keep continuity when life events make in-person meetings difficult. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors and therapists, commonly use online work as a way to make sessions more manageable alongside everyday life.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Somali
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary issues?
Yes. She addresses patterns such as people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, and codependency through practical steps and reflection on relationship patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines attachment-based thinking, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to look at both feelings and behaviours.
How long has she been practising?
She has 11 years of experience working as an integrative counsellor with a range of issues including trauma, depression and anxiety.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Somali.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
Yes. She accepts international clients; check service details for any regional considerations before booking.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.