Sima Patel

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and grief
• CBT and ACT methods

About Sima

Sima Patel helps people work through stress, anxiety, trauma and grief using practical talking therapy and structured approaches. She works with concerns such as low self-esteem, depression, anger and coping with major life changes. Sima is registered with NCPS and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Her practice combines clear, evidence-informed methods with person-centred listening. Sessions focus on what is happening now, and on small, achievable changes that make daily life easier. She uses tools from cognitive behavioural approaches and acceptance-based work to develop practical skills for handling strong emotions and recurring thoughts.

Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns and abandonment issues are present. Where emotional dysregulation or intense distress occurs, strategies drawn from dialectical behaviour approaches help build stability and pacing.

Sima adapts how she talks and plans work according to each person’s concerns, language and background, including sessions in English and Gujarati. She aims for clear goals and simple practices to use between meetings, such as breathing, behavioural experiments, or values-based actions.

People often come for short-term work to manage a specific problem, or for longer support through loss or trauma. To begin, clients use the site selection process to match with a counsellor and arrange a first appointment.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and committed action. It helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and take small steps towards what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people understand and change those patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process may mean trying different techniques over a few sessions to see what fits best.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and travel. It also lets people use shorter check-ins on busy days or avoid camera use when that helps, depending on the formats offered. Registered and accredited professionals often adapt session length, pacing and exercises so therapy can be used alongside everyday life.

Topics Sima lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Family conflicts
• Anger management
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Hypnotherapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Sima

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and panic attacks are listed areas she helps people address using structured strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based and client-centred methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and is registered with NCPS.

Where is she based?

She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with NCPS as stated in her profile.

Can I have a session in Gujarati?

Sessions are offered in English and Gujarati according to the profile details.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

No, she does not take clients outside the United Kingdom at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.