Yunus Mohamed, BACP

Yunus Mohamed is a BACP member with 21 years' experience as a counsellor in the United Kingdom. He supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and a wide range of other concerns. He speaks English, Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu.

Yunus began his career after completing a BSc (Hons) in Professional Counselling from the University of Salford. He worked as a mental health community development worker and set up the BCOM Counselling service in Bolton in 2007. He brings long experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds.

His approach blends client-centred listening with practical techniques. He draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution-Focused methods to help people spot patterns and try different ways of coping. He also uses Trauma-Focused methods when past harm is affecting day-to-day life.

For Muslim clients he integrates counselling that reflects Islamic values when that is helpful. He favours a Rogerian base - unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness - while adapting methods to each person. He does not use a single technique for everyone.

His practice has included mediating between parents, offspring and extended family members, and he lists blended family issues among his focus areas. He was recognised with a National Mental Health Award in 2019, and over two decades he has worked with many common life problems such as anger, parenting strain, eating and intimacy-related concerns.

People considering a first session can expect straightforward conversation about what matters now, some practical steps to try, and a plan for follow-up if needed.