Psychological distress affects all of us at some point in our lives. Sometimes our mental health difficulties are directly related to a life event (eg. work stress, relationship struggles, loss, life situation, illness, trauma etc.)

Other times, we may find ourselves feeling low, stressed, anxious or depressed without a clear trigger. Whatever your needs may be, therapy can help.

Acknowledging that there is an issue is a significant part of creating change.

Commonly occurring presentations in my clinic, which are also scientifically proven to be effectively treated in therapy can be found below.

  • Academic Performance

  • Adoption

  • Alcohol Dependence

  • Anxiety

  • Assertiveness Training

  • Bereavement

  • Binge Drinking

  • Bullying

  • Burnout

  • Childhood Abuse

  • Chronic Pain or Illness

  • Codependency

  • Cross-cultural

  • Depression

  • Divorce/ Separation

  • Domestic Violence

  • Emotional Difficulties

  • Existential crisis

  • Family Problems

  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Gender related

  • Grief/Loss

  • Health Anxiety

  • Health Related Problems

  • Impulsive behaviours

  • Infertility Issues

  • Infidelity

  • Insomnia/Sleep Disorder

  • Leadership

  • Life Transition/ Adjustment Issues

  • Mood Related Difficulties

  • Mood Swings

  • Narcissism

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Pain Management

  • Panic Disorder

  • Parenting

  • Perfectionism

  • Phobias

  • Post-natal Depression

  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Purposelessness

  • Overthinking

  • Race related

  • Relationships

  • Relaxation

  • Religious Issues

  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

  • Self-esteem

  • Self-Development

  • Self-harm

  • Self-worth

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Sexual Assault/Rape

  • Sexual Difficulties

  • Sexuality

  • Shame

  • Sleeping Problems

  • Smoking Cessation

  • Social Anxiety

  • Stress Management

  • Substance Misuse

  • Suicide

  • Survivors of Childhood Abuse

  • Terminal Illness

  • University Issues

  • Victim of Crime

  • Work Stress

  • Workplace Bullying

“Dr Shirin Shams is an excellent therapist. She is very professional and is able to guide your thought processes in a constructive manner. She helps you to see things from a more positive point of view.

She has the necessary training to provide you with cognitive behavioural therapy frameworks to essentially put in practice mind over mood. She is very insightful and has the ability to get to the point easily. She is a good listener and points out things about yourself which you might not have realised. I would highly recommend her.”

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