Integrative Psychotherapist and Creative Lead
Professional body
Areas of Specialization
Maryam works with adolescents and adults across a wide range of psychological and relational experiences, including:
- Cross-cultural and transcultural therapy
- Relationships, sexuality, and attachment
- Domestic violence and interpersonal trauma
- Racism, marginalisation, and identity-based trauma
- Childhood trauma and self-harm
- Sexual abuse and complex PTSD
- Modern-day slavery and human trafficking
- Grief and bereavement
- Anxiety and depression
- Substance use
Collectivist and individualist cultural dynamics
Therapeutic Approach
Maryam is an MBACP and MNCPS (Acc.) registered Psychotherapist, Trainee Clinical Supervisor, and Trauma-Informed Practitioner. At U Matter Counselling, she works from a Transcultural Humanistic Integrative approach, supporting clients within a relational, reflective, and ethically grounded therapeutic space.
Her practice integrates:
- Person-Centred Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Transactional Analysis (TA)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma informed practice
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Maryam’s work is informed by psychodynamic thinking, including Freudian and Jungian perspective. She is committed to culturally competent and LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy, ensuring that clients’ identities, values, and lived experiences are met with respect, sensitivity, and care.
About Maryam
Maryam Cheema is an Integrative Psychotherapist and Creative Lead at U Matter Counselling, where she brings together clinical depth, cultural awareness, and creative thinking to support individual and collective wellbeing. With over eighteen years of experience working across England, Europe, and South Asia, Maryam has supported individuals and communities through therapeutic, creative, and educational work. Her psychotherapy practice is shaped by a strong interest in human consciousness and the complex ways culture, identity, migration, faith, and social context influence emotional wellbeing. Maryam offers a warm, thoughtful, and collaborative therapeutic presence. She supports clients to explore questions of identity, belonging, and meaning, while building resilience, insight, and a stronger sense of self.
Experience
Over the past eight years, Maryam has worked extensively as a psychotherapist with adolescents and adults in private practice and organisational settings. Alongside her clinical work, she has facilitated group therapy, psychoeducational workshops, and supervision groups across not-for-profit and private sectors. And is a founder of a mental health initiative Zehnsaaz. She is an Acumen Fellow and an ATSA Fellow, reflecting her commitment to ethical practice, leadership serving the marginalized communities, and continuous professional development.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision (2025 – Present)
- Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling – CPPD, London
- Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling – CPPD, London
- Certificate in Humanistic Integrative Counselling – CPPD, London
- Diploma in Traditional Arts – VMCTA (Outreach Programme for The King’s Foundation)
- MMA – Master of Multimedia Arts
- BSCS – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Certifications & Specialist Training
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) – Level 2
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Certification Training
- Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry in Action – Certificate
- The Ultimate Grief Treatment – Certification Course
- ADHD Conference: Restore Identity, Reclaim Strength, and Support Neurodivergent Minds
- Transform Trauma Conference (Oxford)
Languages Spoken
English
Urdu
Punjabi
Hindi
Availability
Both in person and online
Contact Information
To arrange a booking, please email info@umattercounselling.org or contact the main office on their landline.