About Salma
Salma Begum offers person-centred counselling that puts the client's experience first. She is Salma Begum, a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her approach aims to make talking easier so people can find clarity and make changes that feel right for them.
Salma listens without judgement and focuses on the feelings and values that matter to each person. Sessions are practical and straightforward. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship break-ups, and major life changes.
How Salma works
Her training includes a degree in Psychology and Criminology and a Masters in professional training in counselling and psychotherapy. Clinical work in a GP setting with the NHS gave her experience supporting people with depression, anxiety, grief, and domestic abuse. Time working in the charity sector, including roles supporting survivors of human trafficking, shaped her trauma-aware practice.
Salma pays attention to cultural background and identity. She brings that awareness into sessions to help people who are navigating questions of belonging, family problems, or fatherhood issues. Her additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, communication problems, and coping with significant change.
People can expect a warm, steady presence and a space to talk things through at their own pace. Salma aims to help people notice patterns, make small practical changes, and build clearer ways of coping with life's challenges.
Salma lists one way of working on the entry:
What Salma works with
The areas below are the ones Salma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Person-centred support delivered online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and values. The counsellor offers empathy and understanding while helping the person make sense of feelings and decide on the next steps. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, relationship problems, and questions about identity and belonging.Salma's trauma-aware background informs how she uses person-centred work. That combination helps when people bring grief, past hurt, or difficult family histories into sessions. Together they will explore which ways of working feel most helpful and adapt the approach to your goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let you use visual cues for a fuller conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for shorter check-ins and flexibility around schedules. These options make it easier to book appointments around work, caring duties, or travel while keeping therapy accessible and practical.
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