- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Saleem
Saleem Choudhry offers a straightforward, person-focused way of working. He uses client-centred methods that prioritise what matters to each person. This makes it easier to talk about parenting strain, anxiety, grief or feeling stuck.
Saleem presents as calm and practical, helping people take small steps that feel doable. He combines client-centred work with psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns from the past that keep repeating now. That helps when problems resurface across relationships or with self-esteem.
Background and approach
He also draws on somatic and trauma-focused approaches when emotional distress shows up in the body or after difficult experiences. Sessions aim to be clear and practical. Conversations focus on what is happening day to day and what could be changed.
Saleem listens closely and offers reflections to help people see options they may not have noticed. Saleem has three years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He works from the United Kingdom and carries an understanding of neurodiversity, including attention difficulties and autism.
Work can include help with stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting worries, intimacy-related issues and coping with life changes. Other areas he supports include grief, sleeping and eating concerns, career pressure and compassion fatigue. Sessions are available in English and can be delivered to people outside the UK.
He offers a mix of formats so people can choose what fits their routine and comfort level.
What Saleem works with
Everything Saleem lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Saleem helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- 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
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Saleem lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that work online
Client-centred therapy places the person’s concerns at the heart of each session. The therapist listens without judgement and follows the person’s lead to set goals and pace. This approach suits people who want a non-directive space to talk through parenting strain, anxiety or life changes.Psychodynamic work looks at patterns that repeat across relationships and time. It helps uncover connections between past experiences and present reactions, which can clarify why certain parenting responses or intimacy issues keep returning.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit best, based on personal goals and how issues show up in daily life. That means trying things, reflecting together, and adjusting as needed.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and seeing non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for people who prefer writing, want flexibility across a day, or need support between calls. These options help fit therapy around parenting duties, work and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Saleem
What issues can I bring to therapy?
Saleem helps with many concerns including stress, anxiety, parenting worries, grief, addiction, intimacy-related issues and low self-esteem.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He works in a client-centred way and blends psychodynamic, somatic and trauma-focused ideas to match each person’s needs.
What relevant experience does he have?
He has three years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He practices from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Can people use languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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