Malaika Gilani

Malaika has experience working with children, adolescents, and their families, providing emotional, behavioural, and educational support across home and school settings. Malaika has worked with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and is committed to a client-focused, non-judgemental, and collaborative approach. She draws on evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), to support clients experiencing anxiety, depression, school refusal, and behavioural challenges.

Appropriate referrals include: Anxiety, depression, school refusal, stress, peer related issues, cultural/ethnicity issues. Clients aged 10+.

Malaika also conducts cognitive, educational, and adaptive behaviour assessments, and has experience with ADHD diagnostic procedures.

More about me…

What’s one area you’re particularly passionate about in your clinical work, and why?
Assessments! I think there is something so interesting about getting to piece all the information together. It makes me feel like Sherlock Holmes. 

What’s your go-to way to recharge after a long day of supporting others?
Walking my dog. Spending time with my family. Sneaking a quick cuddle session with my cat. And sometimes doomscrolling on Tiktok (Yes, I try to advise clients against this. But I am only human).

What’s a fun fact about you that might surprise people?
I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue (no, I won’t show you). 

Coffee order or go-to comfort drink?
Salep or anything that has hazelnut or cameral syrup in it!