Saima Durrani, ACA

Saima Durrani is a credentialed counsellor based in Australia with three years of professional experience and a strong multicultural perspective. She holds ACA, a professional counselling credential, and focuses her work on helping people navigate stress and anxiety, couples and relationship issues, trauma, grief and loss, and parenting challenges.

Saima works from the belief that each person is the expert on their own story and carries strengths that can be mobilized to address current difficulties. She partners with clients in a collaborative way, helping to clarify priorities, explore options, and build practical coping strategies during difficult life moments. Her approach emphasizes empathetic listening and culturally aware support tailored to each client’s background and needs.

Fluent in English, Punjabi, Pushto, and Urdu, Saima offers therapy in those languages to better meet the needs of multicultural clients. Her practice aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can examine emotions, improve communication, and work toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Saima Durrani

Saima Durrani integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered principles to support clients in an online setting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, values-driven steps forward while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain distress and then practicing new skills to reduce symptoms and improve functioning; it is commonly used for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with change. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and unconditional positive regard, creating space for clients to explore their experiences and build self-understanding.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Saima works collaboratively with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and to adjust methods so the work feels relevant and doable. Licensed professionals and therapists often blend techniques to match the person rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Saima is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make ongoing support more accessible for people managing work, family, or geographic constraints while maintaining a consistent therapeutic relationship.