- Anxiety and stress
- Grief and loss
- Culturally informed care
About Rida
Rida Khan is an AASW counsellor with three years of professional experience in Australia. She focuses on supporting people through anxiety, stress, grief and major life changes. Her style is person-centred and attentive, aiming to help people feel steadier and more able to cope.
Rida often works with clients from multicultural, migrant and refugee backgrounds, as well as LGBT+ and other intersectional communities. She pays attention to cultural context and the effects of colonisation when body image, identity and relationship issues arise. She also offers help for anger, postnatal difficulties, and problems linked to chronic illness or caregiving stress.
Her practice addresses trauma and abuse with sensitivity, including childhood trauma, family violence, and harms linked to war, genocide, radicalisation and religious abuse. She blends psychosocial techniques with a decolonising and multicultural framework to make therapy relevant and practical for each person.
Rida uses a power-informed approach that treats the client as an equal in the process. Sessions include practical strategies and referrals to social supports and services in Australia when these will help. She aims to build on a person’s inner strengths while recognising wider social barriers.
Clients can expect a collaborative process that combines talking, skills practice and connection to resources. Rida works in English, Hindi and Urdu and supports people seeking to regain stability after stressful events, including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How Rida’s approaches support online work
Rida uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and cultural context. One common element is person-centred work, which emphasises listening, validation and helping people identify their own strengths to manage anxiety, grief or life changes. Another strand is trauma-informed practice, which pays attention to safety, pacing and building coping skills for people affected by abuse, war-related harms or other severe stressors.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rida will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, culture and situation. She may blend talking, problem-solving exercises and referrals to social services when those are helpful.
Details about session formats are not specified here, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow check-ins during work breaks or between commitments. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need shorter, phone-style check-ins. Talk with the therapist when you book to plan an arrangement that fits your routine and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English, Hindi, Urdu
Frequently asked questions
What problems does Rida help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and major life changes. Additional areas include body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centred and power-informed, focusing on a client and therapist partnership. She uses psychosocial techniques within a decolonising and multicultural framework.
What background and experience does she have?
Rida has three years of professional work experience in Australia supporting multicultural, migrant, refugee and LGBT+ communities. She addresses complex trauma linked to war, genocide and radicalisation.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an AASW counsellor based in Australia.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and Urdu.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a session with Rida?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.