- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Masamba
Masamba Juster is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She holds BACP accreditation and brings ten years of experience to her work. Masamba speaks English and offers support to people in the United Kingdom and beyond.
She aims to treat every person with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Sessions focus on clear, doable steps rather than jargon. Masamba tailors conversations and plans to each individual’s needs, helping them find options that fit their life and values.
Background and approach
Masamba draws on methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques and acceptance-based approaches to address worries, low mood and coping after loss. She also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how relationships and intimacy affect daily life. These methods are woven into short-term goals and longer-term reflection as needed.
Parents concerned about sleep, eating, managing anger, or adjusting to changes can bring those topics into sessions. Masamba also supports people facing addiction, compassion fatigue, career stress and self-esteem struggles. She works with a wide range of issues including grief, trauma, ADHD and relationship difficulties.
Practical tools, homework and simple ways to try new behaviours are common in her sessions. She encourages small steps that build confidence over time. If someone is unsure where to start, Masamba helps them set the first manageable goal and checks progress along the way.
What Masamba works with
Everything Masamba lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Masamba helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Masamba lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing it with small behavioural changes. This approach often helps with worry, sleep problems and patterns that keep someone feeling stuck.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and behaviour, which can be helpful for intimacy issues and communication struggles.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide what methods to try first. That collaborative process can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a busy day, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional support.
Questions people ask about Masamba
What kinds of concerns can be brought to therapy?
Masamba works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, sleep and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, career stress and parenting-related worries.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful and down-to-earth, combining client-centred dialogue with techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioural approaches.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional counselling experience in a variety of settings supporting people with emotional and practical challenges.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are used in sessions and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with clients located outside the UK.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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