S M M A Sayem, AASW

S M M A Sayem is an AASW social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and jealousy. He works in clear, straightforward language and aims to make first sessions feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure. Sessions are offered in English, Bengali and Hindi.

Sayem uses practical tools people can try between meetings. He draws on cognitive behavioural approaches to spot thinking patterns that keep anxiety or low mood going. He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values.

Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship difficulties and issues tied to abandonment or attachment wounds. That approach looks at how early patterns can show up now and what to change in day-to-day interactions.

He supports people facing trauma, grief, addictions, parenting stress, ADHD and compassion fatigue. He also helps with body image, eating concerns and adjusting to life changes like career moves or caring responsibilities.

Sayem has nine years of experience and holds accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers. He favours collaborative planning - listening first, then agreeing simple goals and steps. Sessions focus on what the person needs most and practical strategies that fit real life.

To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a time that suits them. Sayem encourages a steady, step-by-step pace and aims to make progress feel achievable rather than overwhelming.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small, practical steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It suits issues like anxiety, low mood and difficulties tied to motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours to reduce symptoms such as panic, worry or depression. It involves tasks and experiments you can try between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people change interaction habits that cause repeated conflict or jealousy.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will listen to where someone is stuck, discuss options and agree on a plan together. That way the work combines short-term coping skills and longer-term changes that match the person’s goals and preferences.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited and reduce travel time for appointments. Therapists who use these approaches can assign practical exercises, mindfulness practices and behavioural tasks that suit an online format and everyday life.