About Sima
Sima Patel helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports those dealing with trauma, low self-esteem, anger and major life changes. Sima writes short, clear plans so people know what to expect from each session.
Sima uses practical talking and listening to tailor sessions to each person. She focuses on what is troubling someone now and on small steps that can make daily life easier. Conversations are respectful and calm, with attention to how feelings and relationships affect everyday choices.
How Sima works
Her background includes three years of professional practice in the United Kingdom and the NCPS credential. That experience includes working with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress and mood disorders alongside issues such as panic attacks and post-traumatic stress. Sima also offers help around attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, guilt and shame, isolation and narcissism-related difficulties.
She can support people through pregnancy and childbirth related worries and questions about sexuality or social anxiety. Sessions are offered in English and Gujarati. Sima adapts methods from therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centred approaches to match each person’s goals.
She focuses on clear steps, skills people can practise, and building on strengths already present.
Sima lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Sima works with
The areas below are the ones Sima selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Gujarati |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapy approaches and online support
Sima draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to shape online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values, which can ease anxiety and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people find new ways to relate and feel safer in relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sima will discuss goals, try approaches that fit the issue and change course if something is not helping. This collaborative process means sessions are shaped by what the client needs and prefers rather than a fixed formula.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls suit longer conversations and skills practice, while phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins, coaching around practical steps, or people who prefer typing to talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments.
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