Can counselling help you?
Maybe you have already tried self-help and listened to advice that worked for other people. Yet, something may make you keep going back to the same place that you want to leave behind. When we have experienced trauma, it is as if our brain gets stuck at a certain vulnerable place, sometimes we may not even be conscious of how much that experience shapes our present-day reality.
Counselling can help gain relief, insight and awareness. It can help a person feel less alone in facing life challenges and obstacles.
Whether there is a relationship concern, a job related issue, addictive behaviours or difficult life circumstances, counselling can make a difference. Therapy can also help with deep emotional processing of old trauma, so that it no longer controls your life choices.
I am a person centred therapist who keeps the client’s experience and perspective at the centre of the therapeutic relationship. From here the treatment plan may included a variety of interventions. Therapeutic modalities that I use include Trauma informed therapy, mindfulness, cognitive behaviour therapy, Gestalt and emotionally focused therapy in addition to hypnotherapy. There could be homework to do as the client processes and creates change. Career and relationships are major areas where a holistic counselling approach can create change and healing.
Whether you want to heal from a break up or find the courage to trust yourself or life again, trauma informed counselling can help you release some of the stuck feelings. Whether you’d like to stop waking up stressed in the wee hours of the morning. Or perhaps you’d like to stop panic attacks. Maybe the hardest thing is to stop thinking about a loved one who has passed. Maybe the doctors can’t find anything wrong with your body, but you feel there is something wrong. In all of these ways, trauma and stress can reduce the quality of our life. Another issue that affects us all is the big question about our life purpose, why are we here and our career.
In addition to personal sessions, HHA offers education around mental health, emotional awareness and holistic mind-body healing to help clients find the tools that they need for learning and growth.
Discuss what’s possible in your situation with a free consult with Saima. You can book a free consult using the calendar on the side.
Saima Shah is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (ACCT) and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s complexities with deep compassion and insight. As a person-centred and multi-cultural practitioner, she meets clients where they are—holding a safe, supportive space to uncover underlying triggers, process deep-seated emotions, and tailor treatment plans to each individual’s unique journey.
Drawing on over a decade of clinical experience, Saima integrates a diverse array of advanced psychological and somatic modalities. Her specialized training spans Gestalt therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Trauma-Informed Care, alongside comprehensive hypnotherapy techniques including Regression, Conversational, Ericksonian, and Parts Therapy. To support whole-person healing, integrating Soul with Psychology, she frequently incorporates Holistic tools such as Imagery, Rituals, Energy healing, Mindfulness Meditation and Breathing Exercises.
In addition to her clinical work, Saima has spent the last 15 years facilitating impactful group workshops for specific groups of people. She also brings a robust professional background as a Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) Candidate with an MBA.
Deeply rooted in holistic thinking, her personal and professional interests naturally intersect through a lifelong passion for integration through intentional and holistic living.
