Samiyah Javed

Samiyah Javed is a counsellor who focuses on helping people with sleep and rest concerns alongside stress, anxiety and low mood. She aims to make new clients feel listened to and respected from the first session. Her manner is calm and straightforward, which many people find helpful when they are worried or exhausted.

She uses a client-centred approach that puts the person's own priorities at the heart of sessions. That means the pace and topics are set together, and conversations follow what matters most to the client. Practical ideas and simple steps can be discussed alongside time to talk through difficult feelings.

Samiyah holds BACP, which is listed as her professional credential. She has three years' experience supporting people with issues such as trauma and abuse, eating and food-related problems, self-harm, and relationship and family difficulties. She also works with concerns around fertility, postpartum depression and multicultural challenges.

In sessions she encourages honest, down-to-earth discussion about things like body image, intimacy-related worries and coping with life changes. She pays attention to how sleep and rest affect mood and day-to-day functioning, and helps people notice small changes that can make a difference.

People who choose Samiyah often want a warm, non-judgemental space to sort out what matters most. She invites clients to take the next step when they feel ready and offers support as they work on clearer routines, better rest and steadier mental health.

How Samiyah uses client-centred work online