Yasmin is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist working/consulting at Birmingham.
Yasmin has been working as a mental health practitioner since 2011 and is now at Birmingham CBT. She started her career as a volunteer counsellor for Child Line and, whilst working in this role, Yasmin developed a passion for helping people and made the decision to train to become a counsellor.
Building on her counselling qualification she went on to complete extensive training in Cognitive Behavioural therapy gaining an advance diploma and then post graduate diploma in CBT.
Over the years she has gained experience in a range of settings including the NHS, schools and charities. Yasmin currently works within an NHS IAPT service focusing on helping people to overcome a range of mental health difficulties which include Social Phobia, Panic Attacks, OCD, Health Anxiety, Depression and Low Self Esteem.
Yasmin has a keen interest in trauma work and recently completed EMDR training.
Clinician Responsibilities of Yasmin Salim
- Excessive Worry/ GAD – Teens and Adults
- Social Anxiety – Teens and Adults
- Panic Attacks/Disorders – Teens and Adults
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Teens and Adults
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Teens and Adults
- Specific Phobias / Driving Phobias / Agoraphobia – Teens and Adults
- Low Self-Esteem – Teens and Adults
- Stress Management – Teens and Adults
- Unhelpful habits (eg. Self Criticism, perfectionism, procrastination) – Teens and Adults
- Anger Management – Teens and Adults
- Depression/SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) – Teens and Adults
- Sleep Difficulties/Insomnia – Teens and Adults
- Bereavement
Qualifications of Yasmin Salim
- Foundation Degree (Merit) Counselling Studies
- University Advanced Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Studies and Skills
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
What Started Yasmin Salim On The Path Of Becoming a CB Therapist
- Working as a counsellor in a number of sectors allowed Yasmin to recognise that some people required additional support in overcoming their difficulties. She was interested in understanding people’s problems and what was possibly maintaining them. It was important to Yasmin to be able to offer support where the client was central to their recovery and using an integrative approach allowed her to adapt to the clients needs.
Memberships of Yasmin Salim
- British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Interesting facts
- When not working, Yasmin enjoys a range of things such as travelling, boxing, bike rides and long walks in the countryside. As well as spending quality time with her three children.
