- Practical coping strategies
- Relationships and codependency
- Multilingual support
About Saima
Saima Durrani is an ACA counsellor who focuses on practical, people-centred therapy. She uses clear, everyday language to help clients untangle stress, anxiety and relationship problems. Her sessions aim to build coping skills and give straightforward tools for difficult moments.
With three years of experience in Australia, she helps people facing grief, parenting strain, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse. Saima also addresses concerns such as addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, low self-esteem, and career transitions. Codependency and attachment questions are among the additional areas she supports people to understand and change.
Her approach is collaborative. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and works alongside them to set goals. That means practical steps, regular check-ins and simple strategies that can be used between sessions.
Saima combines techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy, alongside elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and the Gottman Method where relevant. She adapts methods to the needs of each person rather than following a fixed formula.
She speaks English, Punjabi, Pushto, Urdu and Hindko, and draws on multicultural experience to make sessions accessible. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to her availability.
How Saima's approaches translate to online work
Saima uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters most and take small, values-driven steps. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills for mood, sleep and eating concerns. CBT tends to focus on clear strategies and homework tasks between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Saima will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then recommend methods that suit them. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life - it reduces travel time, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and can let someone join from another location. It also makes it possible to work with a counsellor who speaks a preferred language without needing to travel. Ask about the specific session types available when you start the matching process.
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Experience
3+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English, Punjabi, Pushto, Urdu
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor address?
Saima helps with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting challenges and trauma. She also works on issues like addiction, sleep and eating problems, low self-esteem and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style?
She takes a collaborative, person-centred approach and uses practical tools. Sessions focus on setting goals and developing skills to manage everyday problems.
How much experience does she have?
Saima has three years of professional counselling experience working in Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an ACA counsellor and practices in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi, Pushto and Urdu.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.