About Saf
Dr. Saf Buxy helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and low mood. He also supports those struggling with self‑esteem, motivation and relationship or intimacy concerns.
He works with people who are LGBTQ and with those coping with grief, anger or major life changes. He has two decades of practice in the United Kingdom and uses that experience to guide practical conversations. He aims for a respectful, sensitive and compassionate approach.
How Saf works
Sessions focus on clear goals and straightforward steps. Conversations are adapted to each person's needs rather than following a single script. Dr Buxy combines evidence‑based methods with a pragmatic style.
He helps people break problems into manageable parts and build useful coping habits. This can include improving sleep, handling workplace stress, or managing urges linked to addiction. His background includes long experience working across many common mental health concerns.
That experience informs how he tailors plans and sets realistic short‑term objectives. He emphasises steady progress and practical strategies that clients can try between sessions. People who book sessions can expect a direct but caring tone.
Early meetings focus on understanding current difficulties and agreeing on practical next steps. Over time the work aims to increase confidence, reduce distress, and help people move forward with clearer choices.
What Saf works with
The areas below are the ones Saf selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How evidence based techniques work online
Dr Buxy uses evidence‑based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach teaches people how thoughts, feelings and actions connect, and offers simple exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; this helps with anxiety, low mood and motivation. Another approach focuses on building coping skills and routines, such as sleep strategies, stress management and relapse prevention for addictions, which suit problems that benefit from step‑by‑step practice.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. The therapist and client review goals, preferences and the practical challenges of daily life, then agree a plan. This is a collaborative process and the approach can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical advantages for many people. Video calls let sessions feel like face‑to‑face meetings while saving travel time. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit short check‑ins during a lunch break. Live chat and text‑based messaging allow brief, written exchanges and ongoing support between scheduled appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, care duties and travel.
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