Counsellor profile
Shimana Cassie, BACP
Clinical Psychotherapist - Relationships and Parenting
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- ACT informed
- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
About Shimana
Shimana Cassie is a Clinical Psychotherapist and counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and lists a range of concerns she supports people with, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and parenting stresses.
Shimana uses several practical, evidence-informed approaches. She draws on client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people notice patterns and try small changes. She also works with attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current difficulties.
Sessions focus on clear, everyday goals. People bring problems such as low mood, stress, addictive behaviours, or trouble with intimacy. Shimana can help talk through parenting strain, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and work-related stress. She also lists additional areas like ADHD, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiver stress.
Her way of working aims to be straightforward and interactive. Conversations include practical exercises, reflection on relationship patterns, and skills to manage difficult moments. She uses mindfulness methods at times to help with emotional regulation and grounding.
Shimana trained and practised in a mix of humanistic and integrative traditions alongside cognitive approaches. She is a BACP member, and she draws on that range to shape an individual plan for each person. To begin, readers are asked to use the site process to match and book an initial meeting.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Shimana commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centred work. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with intimacy-related issues and communication difficulties.Finding the right approach tends to be collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences during early meetings and agree on methods to try. That plan can change as practical work and reflection reveal what helps most for a person’s day-to-day life.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the original profile does not specify formats. Readers are advised to check the available session options on the site. Online meetings can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. They also let people work with registered or accredited professionals from different locations while focusing on real-life changes and skills rather than long waits or repeated travel.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She lists anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, trauma, parenting strain and related issues among her focus areas.
What style of therapy does she use?
She combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based ideas, and uses mindfulness practices when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working in therapeutic roles in the United Kingdom.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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