S M M A Sayem, AASW
9 years in practice
S M M A Sayem is an AASW social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain.
License and registration
- AASW
- 663231 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English, Bengali, Hindi
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Sayem
S M M A Sayem is an AASW social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. He uses practical steps and clear conversation to help clients build confidence, manage emotions and move through difficult life changes. He focuses on real problems and simple strategies.
Sessions often include activity scheduling, behavioural activation and sleep hygiene to improve daily routine. He also uses relaxation and mindfulness tools to reduce overwhelm and boost coping skills.
Background and approach
Sayem brings nine years of experience supporting people with trauma, substance use concerns and grief. He works with those facing parenting challenges, career transitions and compassion fatigue. He also helps people struggling with eating concerns, addictions, ADHD and identity issues, including LGBT-related matters.
In sessions he prioritises listening and collaborative planning. Clients and he set clear, achievable goals and try practical steps between meetings. Progress is reviewed regularly and approaches are adjusted to match what is working.
He offers therapy in English, Bengali and Hindi for people located in Australia. Work is trauma-informed and culturally aware, and draws on evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed work and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy. People who want straightforward, goal-focused support tend to find his style helpful.
He aims to empower clients to use their strengths, reduce distress and build a life that feels more manageable.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sayem lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sayem names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small steps toward them. It helps people who feel stuck by teaching them to notice difficult thoughts and still act in ways that matter. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and uses simple experiments and homework to shift unhelpful patterns. This approach is often useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating and regulating emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds, keeping the process collaborative and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills live. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit regular, brief contact and can help with planning between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work when in-person visits are not convenient.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can Sayem help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, addictions, grief and a range of other concerns listed in his profile.
What is his approach in sessions?
He uses practical, evidence-informed methods such as behavioural activation, activity scheduling, mindfulness and interpersonal strategies to build skills and reduce symptoms.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has nine years of professional experience working in mental health and social work contexts in Australia.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is accredited with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and provides services to people located in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, Bengali and Hindi.
What formats are available for sessions?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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