In our sessions, you can expect a professional yet compassionate environment where you are encouraged to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I can help with a wide range of issues including but not limited to: • Anxiety (excessive worry, panic attacks, health anxiety, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, intrusive thoughts) • Depression and/or low mood • PTSD/complex trauma • Specific phobias • Eating disorders and/or body image issues • Low self-esteem • Long-term health conditions • Attachment issues I have a strong educational background in Neuroscience, and I base my approach on scientific principles. This means that all interventions I use are supported by rigorous research. My passion lies in trauma treatment whereby I integrate techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). Furthermore, I take pride in my cultural competency, having expansive experience working with diverse communities, including BAME groups. I am an accredited member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). I have over a decade of experience working in a variety of mental health settings spanning public and private sectors, as well as charitable work for non-profit organisations. Outside of my professional life, I am passionate about health and fitness, reading, hiking and the outdoors, travelling/exploring and music. I would be honoured to support you on your therapeutic journey.

I am a fully qualified Systemic Family & Couple Psychotherapist and a qualified Social Worker. I am registered with the UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy) to work with adults and children and AFT (Association for Family Therapy & Systemic Practice). I am also registered with Social Work England and bound by their codes of ethics and practice and subject to their complaint’s procedures. I have a MSc in Systemic Psychotherapy and MSc in Psychiatric Social Work. I also hold a post graduate certificate in Systemic Supervision, and I am an Approved Systemic Supervisor with AFT. I have over 25 years of working therapeutically with individuals (children, adolescents and adults), families and couples within the NHS, the voluntary sector and independently. I am also an experienced senior lecturer in Systemic Psychotherapy, and I am the former Programme Lead for the first MSc qualifying level training in Systemic Family and Couple Psychotherapy in the North West (Accredited by The University of Manchester). I currently work within the NHS part time as a Highly Specialist Systemic Psychotherapist and also run an independent practice where I work with children, adults, families, couples and individuals providing Systemic Psychotherapy, and I also provide clinical supervision to other Systemic Psychotherapists within the NHS. I have many years' experience of working within specialist CAMHS services within the NHS including specialist CAMHS Eating Disorder Services, CAMHS services for Looked After and Adopted Children and inpatient CAMHS units including secure units. I also have experience of working within adult NHS services including Specialist Eating Disorder Services and Military Veterans services. My office is in Sale, South Manchester and I offer both daytime and evening appointments. I offer a free 30-minute telephone or zoom consultation to determine if I would be the right therapist for you. If you are interested in finding out more, please get in touch.

I am a HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist and have worked with adults, children and families. I have experience in NHS, third sector and private settings, since 2011, gaining my doctoral qualification in 2016. Further training I have undertaken includes eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), Clinical supervision, dialectical behavioural therapy, compassion- focussed therapy (CFT), acceptance and commitment (ACT) and systemic practice. My training enables me to work across the lifespan from a variety of psychological models, coming from the position of understanding distress and emotional difficulties as a response to difficult life experiences. I work collaboratively with clients to understand their difficulties, to find their own way forward in recovery. I work with clients who have experienced trauma and adversity and those who exhibit a range of difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, suicidality, voice hearing, eating difficulties and dissociation. I also offer a safe and supportive space to process historical/current difficult life experiences, as well as transitional times, such as bulling, abuse, grief and loss, relational and perinatal difficulties. In addition, I have experience working with LGBTQ+ individuals who are exploring their sexuality and/or gender identity, along with those who are accessing ongoing treatments to affirm their identified gender.

Saddaf is an experienced Psychological Therapist, her core training is in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and she has taken further training in EMDR, CFT, DBT, Schema Therapy and Psychological Interventions for Eating Disorders. Saddaf is also trained to assess for Autism. Saddaf’s is experienced in working with adolscents and adults and she is a very warm and grounding therapist. Saddaf has a special interest in working with individuals impacted by trauma.