Ummayah Sidhu
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About the Therapist
Ummayah Sidhu is a BACP Accredited Integrative Psychotherapist with over 10 years of clinical experience and a strong background in clinical leadership, service management, and culturally responsive care. Her practice brings together person-centred warmth, existential depth, Gestalt awareness, and humanistic values, creating a therapeutic space that is reflective, authentic, and deeply respectful of each person’s story.
Ummayah has particular experience working at the intersection of culture, faith, identity, and life transition. Her work includes support for psychological stress, existential crisis, family dynamics, parenthood and perinatal identity shifts, as well as the emotional impact of displacement, career change, and major life transitions. She is especially thoughtful in supporting clients from diverse backgrounds and ensuring therapy honours both personal and cultural context.
At a Glance
- Session format: Online
- Client groups: Adults, Parents, Students
- Languages: English
- Areas of focus: Culture, Faith, Identity, Life Transitions, Parenthood, Anxiety, Crisis Support, Family Dynamics
- Registration: MBACP (Accred)
- Approach: Integrative, Humanistic, Existential, Gestalt
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Level 7 Integrative Psychotherapy
- Level 6 Graduate Certificate in Integrative Psychotherapy
- ILM Award in Leadership & Management
- BSc Psychology
Therapy Approach
- Integrative psychotherapy
- Humanistic and person-centred practice
- Existential enquiry
- Gestalt-informed creative interventions
- Faith-aware and culturally responsive support
Client Types
- Adults
- Parents and those navigating parenthood transitions
- Students
- Clients exploring identity, culture, faith, and belonging
Areas of Support
- Life transitions and displacement
- Faith, culture, and identity-related support
- Parenthood and perinatal identity shifts
- Existential crises and meaning-making
- Family dynamics in South Asian and Middle Eastern contexts
- Crisis support and acute psychological stress
Professional Registration
- BACP Accredited Member (No: 377615)
- Registered & verified accredited member
- Committed to ethical, reflective, and culturally sensitive practice
Professional Experience
- Independent Psychotherapist in private practice
- Head of Student Wellbeing at Aston University
- Counselling Service Manager at Aston University
- Psychotherapist / Counsellor at Sakoon UK
- Experience leading counselling, chaplaincy, and wellbeing services within multidisciplinary teams
What to Expect
Ummayah offers a thoughtful, grounded, and compassionate therapeutic space where clients can explore their experiences with honesty and depth. Her work is especially attuned to the emotional complexity of identity, faith, family, belonging, and major life change, helping clients feel understood in the full context of who they are.
Sessions may support people navigating anxiety, cultural or relational pressures, parenthood, crisis, existential questions, or periods of transition. Her aim is to help clients build psychological safety, deepen self-understanding, and move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional steadiness.