Syed Muhammad Intisar Mehdi, AASW
Narrative-focused counsellor helping with trauma and anxiety
Details
| Name | Syed Muhammad Intisar Mehdi |
|---|---|
| Credentials | AASW |
| Based in | Australia |
| Registered with | AASW |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Syed
Syed Muhammad Intisar Mehdi is an AASW counsellor with five years of professional experience. He helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by grief. He also supports people dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and the ripple effects of loss.
He takes a narrative-informed approach that treats each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on listening to the story someone brings, spotting strengths, and finding new ways to tell that story so it causes less pain.
Background and approach
He also uses practical tools from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches when they fit the client's needs. Syed keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. People can expect calm, direct questions and active listening aimed at making day-to-day life easier.
He works in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu to make complex feelings easier to talk about. His experience includes supporting people with issues such as abandonment, attachment worries, body image concerns, caregiving stress, addiction, and the fallout from separation or domestic violence. He draws on EMDR when trauma needs targeted processing, alongside motivational interviewing to support change.
Taking the first step can be hard, and he acknowledges that courage. He encourages small, manageable goals so progress feels realistic. He helps people build on strengths they already have and find clearer ways forward.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Syed works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Syed among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Syed directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Syed directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
People can expect Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to be used in online sessions. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and helps reframe those stories to reduce shame and blame; it is useful for relationship problems, identity concerns and long-standing patterns. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical strategies to manage anxiety, depression and stress, often through small exercises between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit the person's needs. That collaborative process means approaches can be adapted over time if something isn't working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls give face-to-face interaction when that's helpful, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and support consistent progress without long commutes.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Syed help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, plus related issues such as abandonment and addiction.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a narrative-informed, client-centred style that treats the person as the expert in their story and combines that with practical tools when needed.
What is his background and experience?
He has five years of professional experience working in Australia and has supported people across a broad range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds AASW and practices from Australia.
Which languages can sessions be offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
What session formats does he use for online work?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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