Shagufta ChaudharyACA

Shagufta Chaudhary, known as Shay, uses a client-centred style to help people find steadiness during stressful times. She brings 21 years of experience and an ACA credential to her work. Shay speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that reduce anxiety and rebuild confidence.

She commonly helps with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing abandonment issues, body image concerns, communication problems, control struggles, and the aftermath of separation or divorce. People who feel isolated, overwhelmed by mood swings, or stuck with guilt and shame often seek her support.

Shay blends Attachment-Based ideas with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills to work on patterns that keep people stuck. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and a client-centred stance shape how she listens and responds in sessions. Her approach is practical and collaborative rather than theoretical.

Sessions focus on clear goals such as reducing panic attacks, improving communication, managing impulses, or reclaiming self-worth. She aims to create a non-judgemental space where clients can speak openly and try new ways of coping. Conversations include skill practice, reflecting on relationship patterns, and small experiments to change unhelpful habits.

Shay works from Australia and offers services in English. She encourages anyone thinking about therapy to take the first step and ask questions about how the work will fit their life and goals.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Shay uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses; this helps when relationship issues, abandonment fears or mistrust come up. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behaviour changes for anxiety, panic attacks and mood concerns. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills feature when people need help with impulsivity, strong emotions and building distress tolerance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shay treats selection of methods as a collaborative process and will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together a plan is shaped from the techniques that best match a client's needs and day-to-day life.

The biography does not state which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent while they juggle family, work and other commitments.