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Samiyah Javed, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

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Samiyah Javed offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or life changes. She introduces simple ways to talk through what is most worrying, and helps clients work out small steps they can try between sessions. Samiyah presents herself in a warm, non-judgemental way to help people feel heard from the first contact.

She uses a client-centred approach that focuses on the person's experience and priorities.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to deepen understanding of feelings and to build clearer choices, rather than relying on labels. This style suits worries such as low self-esteem, relationship strain, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and coping after trauma or abuse. With three years' experience, Samiyah has supported people with addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues and fertility and immigration stresses.

She also works with women facing postpartum depression, people struggling with body image or self-harm thoughts, and those feeling isolated or empty. Her work includes practical communication help and support with career-related stress. Samiyah is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

She offers sessions from the United Kingdom and speaks English. International clients may be supported where scheduling allows. Therapy sessions are arranged by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and booking a time that suits the client.

Samiyah offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to meet online.

Client-centred support and online options

Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens with empathy and follows what matters most to the person, helping them make sense of feelings and decide on next steps. This approach is often helpful for issues such as anxiety, low self-worth, relationship tensions and coping after trauma.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs in initial meetings and adapt methods as work progresses. Together they choose the ways of working that feel most useful, whether that means longer reflective conversations or focused, step-based tasks between sessions.

Online therapy here can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face dialogue and emotional work, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These formats increase flexibility and make it simpler to fit therapy around daily life.

What issues does Samiyah help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Additional focuses include body image, eating and sleep problems, grief, addiction concerns and relationship or family difficulties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She works in a client-centred way that follows the person's priorities and experience. Sessions focus on listening, understanding feelings and helping clients choose small, practical steps forward.

What is her professional background?

Samiyah has three years' experience working with varied mental health concerns. Her work has included support for postpartum depression, multicultural and immigration issues, and young adult challenges.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients can be supported depending on scheduling and time zones. Booking is arranged via the platform's matching and scheduling process.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and bookings handled?

Session cost varies with location and therapist arrangements and is managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Also listed

Addictions
Anger management
Body image
Career difficulties
Communication problems
Coping with life changes
Depression
Eating and food-related issues
Eating disorders
Emptiness
Family conflicts
Family problems
Fertility issues
Grief
Immigration issues
Intimacy-related issues
Isolation / loneliness
Multicultural concerns
Postpartum depression
Relationship issues
Self-harm
Self-love
Sleeping disorders
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centred Therapy

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Samiyah Javed, BACP

Background and approach

Client-centred support and online options

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety