About Saima
Saima Qaiyum is a counsellor who helps people feeling overwhelmed, anxious or stuck. She supports those facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain, and guides people through life changes such as grief, separation and career shifts. Her approach is calm and practical, aimed at finding clear next steps rather than long lists of theory.
In sessions she listens without judgment and focuses on what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
Saima draws on Client-Centred Therapy to follow the person's pace and priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which helps spot unhelpful thoughts and develop new coping skills. Saima blends short-term, solution-focused work with deeper exploration when needed.
That means clients may start with goals to reduce anxiety or manage anger, then move on to look at patterns that keep problems coming back. She helps people try small changes, test them out, and then adjust the plan together. Saima has nine years' experience working with a wide range of concerns.
She holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP. She is based in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. People typically work with her on issues like parenting stress, intimacy and communication problems, trauma and abuse recovery, compassion fatigue, chronic illness adjustments, and focus difficulties such as ADHD.
Her style is collaborative, straightforward and aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Saima uses Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise the client's own perspective and pace, offering a space where people can speak freely and feel heard. This approach suits those who need time to understand their feelings and make choices that fit their life.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes. It is useful for people wanting practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage stress or tackle low mood.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on short-term goals and strengths, helping clients identify immediate steps they can try between sessions to see change quickly.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means plans can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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