Afshan Malik

I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Missouri, USA, a certified coach CPC, ELI-MP, and a founder of Begin Again Consciously.

Originally from Pakistan, raised in the Middle East, now living in the USA for 22 + years. With over 17+years of experience in mental health, and a CPC-ELI leadership coach.

• I believe that everyone can work through their problems and live their life at their best. But left unchecked, every day’s internal and external stressors and blocks can cause overwhelming stressors that may impact one’s ability to process thoughts and make effective decisions.
• I provide an open, non-judgmental, safe environment for you to clear brain fog and make room for fresh-out-of-the-box perspectives and solutions for ongoing challenges to attain confidence and reach optimal functioning.
• I adhere to and encourage self-care, self-awareness, personal responsibility, and personal accountability to attain personal development and growth.
• I focus on strengths and achievements and learning from failures.
• I believe people cannot be aware of their full potential and strengths until they know their flaws.
• I think that love and relationships are two different things, and people confuse them and make relationships more confusing by having unhealthy expectations.
• I believe in progression over perfection.

To learn more about me and my approaches, please visit my website: https://www.afshanmaliks.com/

My extensive education, knowledge, training, and experience in mental health and coaching guide me to partner with individuals who not only want to heal but also move forward with a clear goal and an action plan.

Blending the best of both disciplines—therapy and coaching—I have created Therapeutic Coaching, a robust methodology, built on protocols that I developed specifically to meet the unique needs of each individual who is about to enter or is going through emotionally charged transitions, and feels exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, and stuck in a rut.

My expertise includes, but is not limited to, Adjustment Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Relational Issues, Codependency, Imposter syndrome, Low self-esteem, Career, Adulting, Cultural Identity Confusion & Belonging, and Personal Development & Growth, Parenting.

Anyone who is feeling overwhelmed, stuck, lost, lacking purpose & direction.

I first help you heal & recover, and then coach you to create a new life. I work one-on-one in informal sessions, online, all of which are confidential. I incorporate creative exercises, strategic thinking, crucial empowering questions, and brainstorming to empower individuals in their transitional journeys.

I work on the inner and outer principles for success and look at your Mind-Body-Environmental (MBE) dynamics from an organic, holistic, and spiritual perspective.

My certifications and specialized training include: EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, ADHD, Addiction, Relational Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Gottman Therapy, Positive Parenting, Narrative Therapy, Minority Psychology, Culture Identity, and Life & Leadership Coaching.

Our Sessions will provide a safe place to be vulnerable, discover your strength, and move forward with clarity, confidence, and freedom. I focus on Mind, Body & Environmental (M-B-E) transformation.

I am known for my direct, results-oriented, no-nonsense yet compassionate and warm approaches to get authentic therapeutic transitions.

The process begins with getting to know the real you, understanding your actual values, personal truth, desires, and authentic self. It helps you evaluate if your truth and your values align with your surroundings and the life you are living.

We’ll assess your struggles, energy levels, your strengths, and your power and strengths to heal your energy leaks, pain, and hurt. We will identify, remove, and unlock your inner blocks and sources of resistance, and focus on your growth and movement.