Saima Qaiyum, BACP

Saima Qaiyum offers support for stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps people manage grief, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, anger, career change, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related concerns. Saima meets people who feel stuck and unsure how to move forward, and she aims to create a calm, respectful space to begin untangling those feelings.

She uses straightforward conversations to help people understand their emotional responses and behaviour. That understanding is used to spot practical barriers and to identify strengths people already have. Saima works with each person to agree clear, manageable steps they can try between sessions.

Her style blends a focus on the person’s experience with goal-oriented tools. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s needs and choices at the centre. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps notice and change unhelpful thinking and habits. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, effective changes that move daily life forward.

Saima holds BACP accreditation, which means she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has nine years of practical experience working with adults from different backgrounds. She accepts international clients and works in English.

People who want to start are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Saima aims to match practical tools with empathic listening so people can make steady progress towards their goals.

How Saima’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and choices, providing space to be heard and to shape the work around individual needs. It helps when someone needs a compassionate ear and time to understand their feelings.

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, low mood and practical problems that affect daily life.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, realistic changes and on building what already works. It suits people who want short-term, goal-focused sessions to move forward quickly.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Saima will work together with each person to choose or combine methods that suit their goals, preferences and pace. That decision is reviewed as work progresses so the plan stays useful.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time, which can make regular meetings easier to sustain. Some people prefer shorter check-ins or audio-only time when that fits their day better. The original biography did not specify which session formats are used, so please confirm the current options before booking.