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Masamba Juster

Masamba Juster

BACP

Therapist · United Kingdom · 10+ years of experience

Practical, compassionate support for strong emotions

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  • Person-focused approach
  • Practical coping strategies
  • Ten years' experience

About Masamba

Masamba Juster is a counsellor who uses a person-focused blend of approaches to help people manage strong emotions and life challenges. She draws on ten years of professional experience and holds BACP membership, and she aims to make first steps in therapy feel manageable.

She works in straightforward language and adapts sessions to each person's needs. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on practical ways to cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and anger. Sessions can include looking at thought patterns, building emotional awareness, and deciding on small, workable changes to daily life.

Masamba has supported people through trauma, bereavement and addiction concerns. She also helps those dealing with relationship strain, intimacy questions, parenting pressures and career or self-esteem worries. Her wider interests include ADHD, attachment issues and caring for people with long-term illness or cancer where emotional strain has a big impact.

Her approach combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. That mix is used to tailor practical strategies and to deepen understanding of patterns that keep people stuck.

Masamba works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. She aims to treat people with respect and compassion while helping them find steps they can try between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Approaches that translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match your values. It can help when anxiety, anger or avoidance get in the way of everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current reactions and can help people understand intense emotions and relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will meet you where you are and discuss which methods suit your needs and goals. Decisions about which tools to use are made together, and plans are revisited as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and let people choose a quieter moment for a check-in. It can also allow shorter phone or video check-ins when a full session is difficult, depending on the formats offered. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and conversation to work well at distance while focusing on what you want to change.

At a glance

Listed location
United Kingdom
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
BACP
Languages
English
Registration (United Kingdom)
BACP · No. 393573

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Masamba help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger and related issues such as addictions, sleep and eating problems.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a blend of approaches and keeps conversations straightforward and practical, focusing on emotions, thoughts and small changes to daily life.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Masamba has ten years of professional experience working with clients on difficult life events and emotional challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is noted as BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options with the service before booking.

How are sessions paid for or priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and registration details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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