Tasneem Fataar, AASW

Tasneem Fataar is a counsellor with five years' experience who draws on practical, evidence-based approaches to help people with everyday and complex concerns. She provides a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through anxiety, stress, depression and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Tasneem is an AASW social worker and works in Australia, offering sessions in English.

She prefers to tailor a plan to each person's needs and reviews it as they go. That means she will start by understanding the problem, then try methods that suit the person rather than applying one fixed approach. Tasneem often uses cognitive behavioural strategies to reframe unhelpful thinking and acceptance and commitment ideas to build values-based action.

Tasneem also uses attachment-informed listening when relationship patterns and childhood experiences shape current difficulties. She draws on client-centred ways of working to keep the focus on what the person wants to change. Other tools she uses include dialectical behaviour skills, mindfulness and brief solution-focused techniques.

People come to Tasneem for issues such as grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, body image, sexual and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, ADHD and caregiver fatigue. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, blended family challenges and career transitions. Tasneem aims to help people develop practical skills they can use outside sessions.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She explains options, checks in about what is helpful, and adapts plans when needed. To start, people use the site's Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Tasneem adapts ACT, CBT and attachment work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take small actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing different behaviours to change mood and functioning; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression and sleep or eating concerns.

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. This approach can be helpful when people have intimacy concerns or repeating relationship difficulties. Tasneem combines these methods with client-centred listening to make sessions responsive to what the person wants to focus on.

Finding the best approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist discusses goals, tries methods, and adjusts plans based on what works and what doesn't. That collaborative style means sessions can shift toward skill-building, values-led action or deeper relationship work depending on the person's priorities.

The original biography does not specify formats for online sessions, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins between appointments. It can also suit people who prefer to manage pacing of sessions or use a mix of practical skill work and reflective conversation.