Saira Asif
A practical, person-focused counsellor
About Saira
Saira Asif greets potential clients with a calm, straightforward approach. She is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Saira writes in plain language and keeps sessions grounded and practical.
Saira has eight years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with relationship strain, grief, anger, trauma and abuse. Other areas she addresses include sleep and eating difficulties, self-esteem, parenting challenges, career questions and issues related to LGBT identity.
Background and approach
Her work is person-focused and adaptable. She draws mainly on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and she uses Solution-Focused techniques where helpful. Sessions are designed to let people tell their stories, try different ways of thinking and set realistic goals.
Saira aims to offer a steady, non-judgemental space. She describes herself as positive, patient and attentive, with a practical problem-solving outlook. Appointments can feel like a mix of listening, gentle challenge and collaborative planning.
People come to explore feelings, manage symptoms or make changes in day-to-day life. Saira explains therapy as a chance to reflect, practise new skills and decide on next steps, rather than receiving ready-made solutions. She welcomes conversations in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
What Saira works with
How Saira works
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Listed by Saira among the ways they work.
Listed by Saira among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How Saira adapts therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist offers empathy, reflection and space for someone to tell their story, which can help when sorting through strong emotions or finding clarity.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. It uses practical exercises and short experiments to change patterns that keep problems going and is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on goals and small steps forward. It helps people identify what is already working and build on practical changes rather than dwelling on past problems.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that match the person's needs, goals and preferences. This means sessions can shift over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls approximate face-to-face time and suit deeper conversations, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, reflective notes or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, and they let people try different formats to see what helps most.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
