Shimana Cassie

Shimana Cassie is a clinical psychotherapist and counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has four years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Shimana aims to make the first step easier for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin.

She offers straightforward, person-centred work that focuses on what matters to the individual. Sessions are built around the client's goals and everyday concerns. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people notice patterns that keep them feeling stuck so they can try different ways of responding.

Shimana draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, client-centred practice, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She blends these methods to match each person rather than following a single fixed method. That means practical techniques can sit alongside space to make sense of past experiences.

Common issues she supports include anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief, addictions and anger. She also works with a wide range of other difficulties such as sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career stress and ADHD. The focus is on helping people manage distress and build clearer ways to move forward.

Shimana invites people to talk about what they want to change and to try small experiments between sessions. The tone is calm and direct, aimed at helping people feel heard and more able to take the next steps.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and clarify what they value, so action can follow even when feelings are difficult. It can help with anxiety, depression and struggles such as anger or low motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to test and change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, mood problems and sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships affect current ways of relating and feeling; it can be useful for relationship issues, intimacy struggles and responses linked to abandonment or attachment wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with the client and choose techniques together based on goals and preferences. That collaborative planning means methods can be tried and adjusted as needed rather than fixed at the start.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session formats before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some people prefer the choice to use audio only or keep video off to make sessions more manageable. The practical aim is to fit therapy into everyday life so progress can continue between sessions.