Shimana Cassie , BACP

Shimana Cassie is a clinical psychotherapist and counsellor who founded Psychology of You Clinic in London, United Kingdom. She brings professional experience working across private, statutory, and voluntary settings to offer tailored therapeutic care for a range of presenting concerns.

She specialises in supporting people experiencing depression, anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, interpersonal challenges, and trauma. Her practice draws on evidence-based methods to shape individualised plans, combining humanistic and person-centred principles with integrative approaches, cognitive-behavioural techniques, psychodynamic ideas, and mindfulness practices as appropriate to each person’s needs.

Shimana aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored honestly and with compassion. She recognises that reaching out for support takes courage and works collaboratively with clients to identify meaningful goals and practical steps toward a more fulfilling life.

She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.

Approaches and online support for everyday challenges

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build small, practical steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, stress, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust, supporting people to understand and change how they relate to others in close relationships and to heal from relational wounds.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasises empathy, active listening, and respect for each person’s lived experience, creating a space where people can explore their concerns at their own pace and develop greater self-understanding and confidence.

Finding the right approach is often a collaborative process. Shimana will work with clients to identify goals, preferences, and responses to different methods, adjusting the therapeutic plan as needed so that therapy fits each person’s needs and circumstances.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter conversations or ongoing support can happen through live chat or text-based messaging. These options help make therapy more accessible around work, family, and daily routines and allow licensed professionals and therapists to offer consistent support across different formats.