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About Us
Welcome to Saiyna Therapy
We’re really glad you’ve found your way here. Saiyna Therapy is a specialist online counselling and Psychotherapy service for people living with the emotional weight of genetics, pregnancy, parenthood, and loss. You might be navigating a genetic diagnosis, pregnancy after loss, complex family decisions, or the quieter griefs that don’t always have words.
Our Story
Saiyna Therapy was founded to bridge the gap between medical knowledge and psychological impact. Many people in the UK live with genetic risk, inherited conditions, or perinatal complexity; we hope to provide a space to process the emotional and relational impacts.
Our team brings together backgrounds in genetic counselling, nursing, and psychotherapy, allowing us to work with both the known and the unknown. We have specialist understanding of genetics and inherited conditions, including Huntington’s disease, and how these realities can affect identity, relationships, decision-making, and family dynamics across generations.
Our work is grounded in attachment-based psychotherapy. This means we pay close attention to relationships, past and present, and how experiences such as genetic diagnosis, medical trauma, pregnancy, parenting, and loss shape the nervous system, sense of self, and capacity for connection. We support you to explore these layers at your own pace, with sensitivity to culture, family history, and lived experience.
Meet The Team
Uruj Anjum, MBACP (Accred), MSc
Founder | Psychotherapist | CPCAB Lecturer | Supervisor| Speaker
Uruj (she/her) is originally from Pakistan, and has also lived in Peru and Canada before settling in England, bringing a rich appreciation of cultural diversity and identity.
With over nine years as an NHS genetic counsellor, Uruj offers a unique perspective supporting individuals navigating genetic conditions and complex medical challenges. She specialises in Attachment-Based Psychotherapy, helping clients understand how early relationships shape emotional health.
She is also proud to contribute to The Maypole Project, supporting families with complex medical needs, and MumsAid, providing counselling for mothers from Black and Global Majority backgrounds. She is passionate about perinatal mental health, genetic diagnoses—including Huntington’s Disease—and neurodiversity.
Uruj also Tutors a CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Attachment-Based Psychotherapy helping train the next generation of therapists, and works as a Clinical Supervisor supporting counsellors in their professional development. She is also an experienced Speaker at conferences and events.
Donna-Maria Dodson, MBACP, RGN
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor | Supervisor
Donna is an experienced psychotherapeutic counsellor and retired nurse, offering a unique perspective on the connection between physical and mental health. She provides a safe, welcoming space where clients can explore their feelings without judgment, working from an attachment-based approach.
Highly experienced in bereavement and loss, Donna supports those coping with grief—whether from death, relationship endings, or anticipatory grief. She also works with individuals living with life-limiting illnesses, helping them and their families navigate complex emotions.
Donna has undertaken specific training to understand genetics, its implications, emotional impact, and Huntington’s Disease. Her nursing background further enhances her therapeutic approach, allowing her to appreciate the profound effects of ongoing health conditions on mental well-being. She is dedicated to helping clients find support and resilience during difficult times.
Trudie Johnston, MBACP, MNCPS (Accred.)
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
Trudie is an experienced counsellor based on the Isle of Wight. She practices in an integrative way, drawing on specialist training in attachment and bereavement, and has particular experience supporting clients navigating loss, grief, and significant life transitions.
Trudie has undertaken specific training to understand genetics, its implications, emotional impact, and Huntington’s Disease. Her clinical experience at a Hospice further enhances her therapeutic approach, allowing her to appreciate the layered impacts of terminal diagnoses, loss, and bereavement.
Trudie understands how difficult it can be to share difficult experiences with friends or family — especially when there is a fear of overwhelming others or not being fully understood. Her work offers a space where these feelings can be explored and given meaning. Through thoughtful, collaborative work, she supports clients to reflect, process, and make sense of what they are carrying, at a pace that feels safe and respectful.
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