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, depression and relationship concerns.
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, depression and relationship concerns. He works with people facing grief, parenting strain, addiction and big life changes. Sessions are straightforward and focused on practical steps clients can try between meetings.
Sayem uses a mix of approaches to fit each person. He draws on Systemic therapy ideas to look at patterns in relationships and daily life.
Background and approach
He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help with difficult emotions and rebuilding trust. In sessions he listens first and then helps people set small, doable goals. Plans often include activity scheduling, behavioural activation, sleep hygiene and simple relaxation or mindfulness exercises.
He also offers relapse prevention strategies for those working on substance or alcohol misuse. Sayem has nine years of experience in mental health social work and works in Australia. He values culturally aware care and aims to tailor strategies to each person’s background and needs.
Conversation is collaborative - clients keep the lead while he offers structure and tools. People seeking a practical, relationship-aware approach will find clear steps and steady support. The focus is on building motivation, strengthening self-esteem and creating routines that make day-to-day life easier.
Sayem aims to help people move from feeling stuck to taking manageable actions toward change.
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
- Systemic Therapy
- 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
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How his approaches work online
Systemic therapy looks at how relationships and everyday routines shape feelings and behaviour; online sessions use this view to spot patterns and try small changes that affect the whole system. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while committing to values-based action, which helps when anxiety or low mood get in the way of living. Attachment-Based Therapy works on understanding how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses, useful for rebuilding trust and regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. He will ask about your goals, what has or hasn’t worked before, and your preferences, then suggest ways to combine approaches so they fit your needs. This collaborative planning is revisited regularly to keep things practical and relevant.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions around work, school and caregiving. Video is good for deeper conversation and non-verbal cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging formats allow short check-ins or flexible communication between sessions. These options support continuity of care and make it simpler to follow through on agreed strategies.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addictions and parenting challenges, plus a wide range of related issues such as body image and ADHD.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is practical and collaborative, combining relationship-focused thinking with behaviour-based tasks and emotional work to build day-to-day coping skills.
What background and experience does he bring?
He has nine years of experience working in mental health as a social worker, supporting people through mood issues, trauma, recovery and life transitions.
What credentials and location should I know about?
He is accredited with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and provides therapy from Australia.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Bengali and Hindi.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
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