About me
Hi, my name is Saad. I became a therapist because I often struggled with my emotions growing up. I was drawn to therapy as a way of finding ways of experiencing calm and belonging.
I have lived in different parts of the world, and I bring this rich experience with me, as I work with my clients. My hope is to offer you an experience of peace and joy in your body, a sense of belonging.
When we go through painful experiences, our guards can come up, and this makes it difficult for us to feel in touch with ourselves. I use a variety of techniques, including talk therapy, mindfulness and work somatically to help you process your feelings.
I welcome all parts of my clients. More specifically, I work with the young, inner-child parts of you, which may have been wounded in the past, and long for understanding and kindness.
I offer a free thirty minute consultation to help you get a sense of me. Please don't hesitate to reach out.
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Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology, University of Durham
Masters by Research (MRes) Psychology, Edinburgh University
Diploma in Human Relations and Counselling, Robert Gordon University.
Professional experience:
My experience includes working with Wellbeing Scotland to support clients suffering from trauma, including those dealing with chronic anxiety, domestic abuse, and bereavement. Additionally, I have worked as a counsellor at LGBT Health and Wellbeing, supporting a diverse range of clients.
Within my private practice, I have supported clients from a range of backgrounds on issues around familial acceptance, loss, sexual abuse, and forging a stable identity in the aftermath of traumatic events. I have also supported clients with the complex intersectionality of race, queerness, gender and neurodivergence.
Alongside my private practice, I work with the organisation African Rainbow Family, where I have supported refugee clients process their trauma, come to terms with the grief of migration, and find renewed hope.
I believe that therapy is a sacred process, which allows us a path to return home to ourselves. I am deeply passionate about working with clients who are looking for a therapist with a shared lived experience and understanding.
Continued Professional Development:
The Foundations of Internal Family Systems Therapy with Frank Anderson, MD (PESI)
What is Trauma? What is Complex Trauma? (PESI)
What is Shame? Core and Related Concepts (PESI)
Increasing inclusivity in practice: how diverse clients can experience belonging (BACP)
Working with Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender-Questioning Clients: Building a Gender-Affirming Practice (Nscience)
Self-Compassion Essentials, with Kristin Neff (Self-Compassion Institute)
Self-Compassion for Work Stress and Burnout, with Kristin Neff (Self-Compassion Institute)
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
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