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Shifa Ahmed

Shifa Ahmed

Shifa Ahmed

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Experience: 5 Years

Qualification: M.Sc in Clinical Psychology

Counselling Psychologist

Languages I speak - English, Hindi, and Urdu

Additional Slots: Available late nights (Post 8 PM IST)

Available: Online for video sessions

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Regular price Rs. 1,200.00
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About me

Shifa Ahmed is a Psychologist with 5+ years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy, having conducted 1,000+ counselling and therapy sessions across diverse clinical and mental health settings. Her experience includes both supervised clinical practice and independent therapeutic work.

She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, trauma and PTSD, adjustment difficulties, relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem and personality-related difficulties, emotional regulation concerns, sleep difficulties, psychosomatic symptoms, and psychological challenges associated with neurological and medical conditions.

Shifa follows an individualised and integrative approach, drawing primarily from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). She adapts therapy to each client's needs, focusing on emotional well-being, coping skills, self-understanding, and healthier patterns.

She believes therapy begins with a safe, empathetic, and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship. Her aim is to help clients feel heard and understood while supporting them in building resilience, navigating challenges, and moving towards meaningful change.

My Areas of Expertise

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Anxiety

Depth of Experience: Primary focus area

• Number of Clients Seen: 75–150

• Types / Presentations Worked With: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

• Key Approach / Modality Used: CBT, REBT, and ISTDP

• Relevant Trainings / Certifications: N/A

Depression

Depth of Experience: Primary focus area

• Number of Clients Seen: 75–150

• Types / Presentations Worked With: Depression (Mild–Moderate)

• Key Approach / Modality Used: CBT, REBT and ISTDP

• Relevant Trainings / Certifications: N/A

Borderline Personality Disorder

Depth of Experience: Primary focus area

• Number of Clients Seen: 30–75

• Types / Presentations Worked With: Emotion Regulation Difficulties

• Key Approach / Modality Used: DBT and ISTDP

• Relevant Trainings / Certifications: N/A

Stress, Burnout & Overwhelm

Depth of Experience: Primary focus area

• Number of Clients Seen: 75–150

• Types / Presentations Worked With: Overwhelm & Emotional Exhaustion

• Key Approach / Modality Used: Coping, CBT, Mindfulness, Relaxation

• Relevant Trainings / Certifications: N/A

Trauma & PTSD

Depth of Experience: Regular part of practice

• Number of Clients Seen: 10–30

• Types / Presentations Worked With: Trauma-related Difficulties

• Key Approach / Modality Used: CBT and ISTDP

• Relevant Trainings / Certifications: N/A

Key Therapeutic Approaches I use

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
  • Therapy Style OR How I Show Up

    • Warm & empathetic
  • Clients I Take up

    • Adolescents (13–18 years)
    • Young Adults (18–25 years)
    • Adults (26–60 years)
    • Older Adults (60+ years)
    • Couples
  • My Own Lived Experience

    • Mental health lived experience
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Once you book a session with a therapist via SoulUp, we put you in touch with them via WhatsApp allowing you and your therapist to coordinate on a mutually convenient time.

Cancellation policy

You can reschedule or cancel sessions or switch therapists upto 24 hours of the slotted time, post which no rescheduling or refund of sessions is possible.

Late to session policy

If you are over 15 mins late to the session, then the session will be held cancelled and no refund will be available. This has been done to ensure a 'full' session for you as well as to ensure enough gap-time for the therapist before their next session.

Cancelling part of a bundled session

For sessions bought as bundle of 4 at discounted price - if after n sessions, either the therapist or the client wants to discontinue sessions, we initiate refund of remaining sessions. In this case, the actual non-discounted price is deducted for each completed session (instead of the pro-rata amount per session) from the price of the bundled offering and the refund is issued.