NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Talking Therapies - Rochdale

Yasmin Hussain

I have been talking to Javed for over a year now and have really benefited from our conversations.

I was initially unsure because I wanted to talk to a lady but from the very first phone call I was put at ease by his friendly manner and ability to listen.

We have talked about a variety of problems I have been through and he's helped me to process my thoughts and maintain healthy boundaries with people in my life.

As well as this, he has given me insight into things from an Islamic point of view as he is also an Imam, and this has helped me enormously with understanding my religion better.

Thank you so much for all your help ?

Tanya Abariko

I have had a lot of sessions with Javed, he had been open minded. Their was no subject we could not talk about. He has been so helpful and supportive. Javed has been so easy to talk to as I suffer from anxiety and find it very hard to talk to new people . I am going to miss the session. Thank you so much for all your help , you have made a great difference for me .

Nicola Flaherty

Absolutely wonderful service. I really cannot recommend these wonderful, life changing people enough.
Therapy/counselling often does not get the appreciation & respect it deserves. It's not just having a chat about feelings once per week, there is so so much more to be gained from each session! Yes of course you can talk about how you are feeling but it's also important to keep your mind & heart open & let these people do what they do best. There is ALL kinds of benefits that you will uncover!

To anyone thinking of contacting but are a little nervous, please please reach out & let them help you! They are amazing, understanding & gentle people. Be clear on what it is that you want & let them do the rest! They truly are amazing!

Andy Hellon

An amazing service that I highly recommend. The self-referral process was easy with friendly and professional communication throughout.

I had the privilege of working with Mike Jones - a professional, compassionate counsellor with a remarkable talent of listening without judgement and providing valuable skills to face any future challenges.

I am so grateful and appreciative of this free service. Thank you.

Saba Ambreen

I wish I could give more than 5 stars!
I've just finished my counselling sessions with JAVID! MOST AMAZING COUNCILOR EVER!
To say I was hesitant as being an Asian and opening up about my trauma and mentle health to an Asian male COUNCILOR i felt hesitant. But just the first phone call Javid made me feel at ease and reassured everything will be okay and and listened and gave me the best advice I've ever received. To say I actually listened and felt at ease with the next step in my life and I'm in such a better place now than I was 8 weeks ago. The most calming voice and listener award goes to JAVID. I CANT THANKYOU ENOUGH! 5 stars are nothing but I hope you get rewarded for the excellent service u provided by just ringing and lightning the vibes to someone who was in a bad place. You are truly amazing. ( javids manager please give javid a box of chocolates on my behalf?) Hahaah

To any asian women who feel like u will be judged by what ur going through. NOT AT ALL!!! I am thankfull for the help I received. And to say I was in a bad place my life turned right side up and I give the credit to javid for making this happen, just buy 1 phone call a week.
Don't hesitate javid will never judge you or make u feel disgusted. He will support you and make u feel welcomed to the service and totally understands the culture and background so his advice and support was SPOTON!!!

Its amazing how theirs councillors who are of different diversity. I feel like it makes such a difference and the understanding is better.

I'm complementing javid alot but thumbs up and pat on the back to all councillors doing an amazing job saving lives!

But my hero of the year is JAVID FROM THINKING AHEAD! 100000%

#thinkingaheadrules!
#javidisahero!
Thumbs up from me!

Eryn Lee

I’ve just finished counselling with Javid and can’t thank him enough. After going through the most traumatic event in my life I started to suffer with PTSD and anxiety. And my life was ruled by flash backs and panic attacks. Now, thanks to Javids help they’re few and far between, I can think clearly and when I do have a panic attack I know I can get myself through them thanks to his support. The most valuable lesson Javid taught me is that my feelings are completely valid and I shouldn’t feel guilty for feeling and reacting how I do to triggering situations. This was my first experience of therapy and not what I expected, I was expecting to be told how to get better and instead Javid guided me in to finding the answers myself. Definitely recommend

R M

I was first referred here over 2 and a half years ago.

I attended my first counselling session with Mike Jones - my life changed from that point onwards without knowing myself at the time.

Mike soon started to help bring down my defensive barriers and begin helping me get to the root cause of my issues.

Mike presented different techniques for me to try out, I took them on board & worked with them.

We had a few challenging sessions but Mike helped reassure me and never pushed me to limits I was uncomfortable with.

Mike would paitently explain things in a different way if I didn't completely understand and would never lose his patience with me ( I can be challenging as Mike would admit lol)

Events I saw as massive years ago , I now consider a challenge- Mike has helped changed the way I think and see things in life.

I will always be grateful for his time, work, effort, friendliness, kindness & patience with me.

My life has changed massively thanks to Mike & his experience.

What a great guy.

Luke 🙂

Sylvia Balogh

Javid Iqbal has been my counsellor for 2 lots of session over this past 2 years. He has helped me a great deal with the issues I have with anxiety and depression. His professional, empathic approach has made it easy for me to share issues which have been troubling to me. I have able to confide difficulties I have experienced and able to make sense of them to enable me to move on with my life. Javid had made such a difference to me and I have found his support invaluable. I would certainly recommend him to others as a way to improve and move on with any problems that arise.