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Sherin Begum, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 9 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Sherin Begum is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Sherin helps individuals manage life changes and navigate family-related difficulties.

Sherin believes people know their own story and already hold strengths they can use. She offers a calm, respectful space to talk things through and to try small steps that feel achievable. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on practical ways to cope day to day.

Background and approach

She draws on client-centred principles that keep the person’s needs at the heart of sessions. Sherin also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. These approaches are applied in ways that suit each person’s situation.

Sherin works with a wide range of concerns linked to family life, including blended family issues, communication problems, fatherhood issues and divorce and separation. She also addresses attachment and abandonment worries, body image, caregiver stress, fertility and cancer-related emotional strain. Sessions are focused on setting clear, realistic goals and finding what helps in everyday life.

Sherin uses brief, solution-focused techniques and motivational interviewing to help people find momentum and make decisions. The overall aim is to help people feel more able to cope and to move towards a more fulfilling life.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience without judgement. It helps people feel heard and builds confidence to make changes by following their priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and teaches straightforward strategies to reduce anxiety and low mood. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on identifying small, practical steps toward clearer goals and building what already works.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. Sherin will discuss goals, preferences and the issues you bring, then suggest approaches that fit. The work is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller exchange helps. Phone sessions are useful when less bandwidth is available or when being off camera feels easier. Live chat and text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins, brief problem-solving or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity over time.

What concerns can Sherin help with?

Sherin helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem difficulties and depression. She also supports those coping with family problems and major life changes.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centred and collaborative, with practical tools used when helpful. She aims for short, achievable steps and talks through options together.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience working with a variety of emotional and family concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.

How does cost work?

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

How do I get started with Sherin?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Self esteem

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Sherin Begum, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety