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Saumu Masha-Charo, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 6 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Swahili
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Saumu Masha-Charo is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports clients affected by trauma and abuse and those struggling with self-esteem and motivation.

Saumu works to make sessions respectful and sensitive. She adapts conversation and the plan to suit each person. She aims to make the first steps feel manageable and less overwhelming.

Background and approach

In sessions she listens for practical ways to cope with life changes and day-to-day pressures. She helps people spot patterns that keep them stuck and tries out different ways to break those patterns. Work can include building confidence, addressing shame and guilt, and finding ways to feel less isolated.

Saumu also pays attention to questions of life purpose and self-love. She offers a calm environment to talk about forgiveness and to consider new choices. Sessions are tailored around the issues and goals a person brings.

She provides help in English and Swahili, and sees people across borders. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange appointments that fit their schedule.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Saumu uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try out new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and low mood. This approach is useful for everyday worries and motivation issues.

She also works with approaches that support processing trauma and abuse by helping people make sense of painful memories and reduce their impact on daily life. This can include pacing the work so people feel able to cope while they address difficult experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey and will be collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how intense you want the work to be, then together decide which techniques to use and when to adapt them.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions can fit around a busy schedule or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing support without a scheduled call, which can be helpful for juggling work and family commitments.

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and life purpose.

What is her therapeutic style?

She adopts a respectful and sensitive approach and tailors conversations to each person. The work often focuses on practical coping, building confidence and exploring choices.

How long has she practised?

She has six years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Swahili.

What session formats are available?

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

How does cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is organised through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 6 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English, Swahili

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Saumu Masha-Charo, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that guide online sessions

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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