Shagufta Chaudhary

Shagufta Chaudhary introduces herself as Shay and offers a calm, steady presence for people under stress. She is an ACA counsellor with 21 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, relationship strain, grief and the effects of trauma and abuse. She focuses on rebuilding self worth and confidence while reducing fear and overwhelm.

Shay uses clear, practical steps to help people feel safer in their everyday life. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns, improve communication, and develop coping skills that fit real routines. She also supports people facing separation, control issues, impulsivity, and problems linked to body image or money worries.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to repair trust and closeness, and on cognitive behavioural methods to change stressful thoughts and behaviours. She also integrates techniques from dialectical behaviour therapy and emotionally-focused therapy to help with strong emotions and relationship patterns. The counsellor adapts the approach to each person rather than using a single fixed model.

Shay describes therapy as a partnership. She listens without judgement and encourages practical experiments between sessions. Many clients come wanting clearer boundaries, better communication, or relief from panic and persistent worry.

People who book will find straightforward conversation and concrete tools to practise at home. The aim is steady progress: small changes that build stronger confidence and healthier relationships over time.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns of closeness and trust. Online sessions can be used to notice how you connect with others and practise new ways of relating in conversation. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps identify stressful thoughts and test different behaviours; it often uses clear exercises and homework that suit an online format where notes and exercises can be shared or reviewed between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor works collaboratively to choose methods that match your goals, personal style and day-to-day life. Together you will try approaches and adjust them if something does not fit.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people favour online sessions because they can fit more easily around work, childcare and travel. Online work can make short check-ins, guided skill practice, and follow-up conversations easier to schedule, helping therapy become a practical part of everyday life rather than a disruption.