Saleem Choudhry, BACP

Saleem Choudhry is a friendly and compassionate BACP registered counsellor who offers practical support for a wide range of life difficulties. He brings an approachable manner and a grounded understanding of human psychology to work alongside people experiencing relationship strain, grief, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, addiction and other challenges. Saleem also has specific insight into neurodiversity, including attention differences such as ADD and ADHD, and autistic experience, and he integrates that understanding into his therapeutic work.

In sessions he aims to create a calm, respectful space where emotions can be explored and insights can develop at a client’s own pace. He adapts his methods to individual preferences, drawing on approaches such as CBT, psychodynamic therapy, Gestalt and person-centred techniques to help clients clarify goals and make constructive changes. Saleem is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Recognising that the first step is often the hardest, he seeks to walk alongside people through that beginning and beyond, matching pace and method to each person’s needs and priorities.

Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Online Support

Saleem draws on client-centred therapy to place the person's experience at the heart of the work. This approach emphasises empathic listening and collaboration, helping people explore their values, relationships and self-esteem in a way that feels safe and paced to them. Psychodynamic therapy is used to explore recurring patterns, early relationship influences and unconscious themes that can affect current feelings and behaviour, which can be helpful for issues such as attachment difficulties, grief and persistent mood concerns. Somatic therapy complements these approaches by attending to bodily sensations and the ways stress or trauma can be held in the body; this can support emotional regulation and recovery from overwhelming experiences.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Saleem approaches this collaboratively, working with each person to identify goals, experiment with techniques and adjust the plan as needs and preferences become clearer. The aim is to find what best supports positive change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, to maintain continuity when travel or relocation is a factor, and to access support from different locations while still working with registered professionals and therapists who can tailor the work to individual circumstances.