22/02/2022
Hey there!
Welcome to Afya Counselling!
The word “Afya” stems from Arabic, Swahili and Russian origins, and means Physical and Psychological wellness and health, and here at Afya Counselling, we focus on exploring and peeling back the layers within your mind, and trying to understand life from a different perspective.
A bit about me, my name is Maliha Somji, and I am the founder and creator of Afya Counselling. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, and currently living in Birmingham, UK, my experiences and encounters have helped shaped my views, allowing to me relate and understand issues such as cultural identity, the struggle to fit in, and the anxieties around starting new chapters in life.
After university, I started my career working with Victims of Domestic Violence, and volunteering with the local community for marriage mediation, familial disputes and mentoring. Here I understood the need for counselling and CBT therapy, and thus decided to go back into education and qualify in these. Since then, I have worked with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, self-harm, long term sadness, breakups, bullying, loneliness, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, and feeling lost on their life path i.e. adulting, balancing work, career, relationships etc
If you’re at a low point in your life, overwhelmed, or feeling like you need someone to dissect it all with, pop me a message and let’s talk!
