Saima Qaiyum, BACP

Saima Qaiyum BACP offers a calm, compassionate space for people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She supports people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship worries, grief, or life changes. Saima also works with issues around self-esteem, intimacy, parenting, caregiver strain, chronic illness and ageing concerns. She helps people think through practical next steps and make changes that fit their life.

Saima uses straightforward, person-focused conversation to increase self-awareness. She talks through emotional reactions and everyday behaviours so people can spot what helps and what gets in the way. Sessions aim to identify small, useful strategies as well as longer-term goals. The focus is on what the person needs now and what resources they can draw on.

Her approach draws on client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques, and solution-focused ideas. That means the work often includes exploring thoughts and patterns, trying new ways of coping, and setting simple actions between sessions. Saima adapts methods to each person rather than applying one fixed plan.

She has around nine years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. Saima has worked with people from many backgrounds and with ADHD, and she offers support to international clients from the United Kingdom.

To begin, she encourages people to decide what matters most to them and to try manageable steps. The emphasis is practical and humane - understanding feelings, finding what works, and making steady progress.

How Saima’s approaches work in online therapy

Saima draws on client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused methods to shape online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy involves reflective listening and placing the person’s experience at the centre of the work, which helps people feel understood and start to make sense of difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy keeps conversations goal-oriented, finding small, achievable steps and building on what already works.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Saima works collaboratively, discussing your needs, goals and preferences to decide which ideas to try. She reviews progress together and adjusts methods as needed rather than sticking to one fixed plan.

The practical benefit of online work is fitting sessions into everyday life. Online therapy can make scheduling easier around work, caring duties or travel. If you need shorter check-ins, quieter surroundings or to avoid video for a session, discuss options when you book. The original biography did not specify session formats, so please confirm the available formats before booking to ensure they suit your routine.