About Saf
Dr. Saf Buxy offers help for people struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction and related concerns. He also supports those facing trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping or eating problems, and career or life transitions.
He is based in the United Kingdom and speaks English. He has worked in the field for 20 years and holds BACP registration. Over that time he has seen many common and complex difficulties, including bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue and caregiver stress.
Background and approach
He also pays attention to issues such as attachment, abandonment and blended family concerns. In sessions he aims to be respectful and compassionate. He tailors conversations and the plan to fit what each person needs.
That can mean practical coping strategies, talking through painful memories, or helping rebuild confidence and motivation. Dr Buxy adapts how he works to match the person in front of him. He will focus on manageable steps and clear goals.
Sessions are intended to be straightforward and useful day to day. He accepts international clients and offers a range of online formats. If you are thinking about therapy, the first step is a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a time to begin.
You do not need to have a full plan before you start.
Approaches and online support for anxiety and stress
Dr Saf Buxy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety, build coping skills and address relationship or self-esteem issues. One common approach focuses on practical coping strategies and behavioural changes that reduce day-to-day stress and improve sleep and routine. This helps when worrying or habits are getting in the way of daily life.Another approach concentrates on processing trauma and painful memories in a paced way so they have less impact on current feelings and behaviour. This work is gradual and aims to reduce reactivity and increase a sense of control over triggers.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss your goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, then agree a plan together. That collaborative process can include short-term symptom relief and longer-term skill building depending on need.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let you work face to face while phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins or ongoing coaching-style support possible between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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