Saima Qaiyum, BACP

Saima Qaiyum offers a calm, compassionate space for people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She focuses on helping clients process emotional difficulties while also identifying deeper patterns that may shape their responses and behaviour. Through attentive listening and thoughtful reflection she supports clients to develop greater self-awareness and to explore how emotions and actions connect to everyday challenges.

Saima works with clients to identify practical barriers and the resources available both inside and outside the therapy room. She helps create personalised strategies that fit each individual - strategies intended to be realistic and immediately useful for reaching emotional and practical goals. Her approach balances short-term problem solving with exploration of underlying issues so clients can make sustainable changes.

She has experience with people from a range of backgrounds, including young adults and clients with ADHD. Qualified in the United Kingdom with over 8 years of experience, Saima brings steady support and collaborative guidance to the therapeutic process. She offers a welcoming environment where clients can clarify what matters to them and take the next steps toward change.

Approaches Saima uses for effective online support

Saima draws on client-centered work to create a respectful, non-judgemental environment where clients lead the pace and focus of sessions. This approach helps people feel heard and supports exploration of emotions, relationships, and personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and to develop practical skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress through structured exercises and reflective work. Solution-Focused Therapy complements these methods by concentrating on strengths and on small, achievable steps that move a person toward their goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Saima collaborates with each client to choose and adapt techniques based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the focus as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps clients feel involved in planning and measuring change.

Online therapy with Saima is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from different locations, while allowing registered professionals and therapists to work with clients in a way that suits them best.