Sadaf Butt

Sadaf Butt is a counsellor who helps people manage eating and food-related issues alongside stress, anxiety, addictions and grief. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can feel heard and start to make small, practical changes. Her approach aims to be flexible so it can match each person’s situation and goals.

She draws on a person-centred way of working, which means conversations focus on the client’s experience and priorities. That often sits alongside techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and creative methods when these suit the person. Sessions typically involve identifying unhelpful patterns and trying new strategies in manageable steps.

With three years of practice and registration as a BACP Therapist (Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), she brings recent, hands-on experience to common problems such as low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes. Sadaf also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction and symptoms associated with ADHD.

She can help people facing family-related stress, blended family issues, parenting strain and communication problems by focussing on practical skills and clearer boundaries. Work around body image, codependency, guilt and shame often combines reflective dialogue with concrete coping tools.

Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi and Urdu, and international clients are accepted. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire to arrange scheduling.

How therapeutic methods translate to online counselling

Person-centred work focuses on what matters to the client and uses the therapeutic conversation as the main tool. In online sessions this means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps the client set practical goals that fit daily life.

Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teach simple exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. These techniques can help with anxiety, eating and mood problems by breaking big issues into small, manageable tasks. Mindfulness offers short attention exercises and grounding practices to reduce rumination and improve calm, which many people find useful alongside other approaches.

Finding the right blend of methods is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss options with each person, try out approaches and adjust plans according to what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so work stays relevant to their goals.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow sessions from different locations and reduce travel time. It also means sessions can be shorter or scheduled around breaks at work, helping therapy slot into everyday life without requiring major changes.