B.L.O.O.M By SMA
B.L.O.O.M by SMA offers a confidential, compassionate, women-only counselling service, providing face-to-face and online sessions. I support women experiencing grief and bereavement, anxiety, low self-esteem, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and challenges affecting their emotional wellbeing. My approach is person-centred, inclusive and culturally sensitive, offering a safe, non-judgemental space where women can explore their feelings, develop self-understanding and work towards positive change at their own pace. Walk and Talk counselling is also available.
I am Shima Maka, founder of B.L.O.O.M by SMA, a women-only counselling and wellbeing service built on the belief that every woman deserves to feel heard, valued and supported.
As a qualified counsellor and Individual Member of the BACP, I offer a compassionate, person-centred approach, providing a confidential and non-judgemental space where women can explore their feelings, experiences and challenges at their own pace.
My counselling experience includes supporting individuals through placement work, alongside my wider experience in education, assessment and working with people from diverse backgrounds. I have a particular interest in women’s mental health, grief and bereavement, self-esteem, identity, life transitions and the barriers that can sometimes prevent women, particularly those from South Asian communities, from accessing emotional support.
B.L.O.O.M by SMA offers face-to-face and online counselling, as well as Walk and Talk counselling for women who may prefer a different setting. My aim is to help women develop greater self-awareness, recognise their strengths and feel more empowered in their personal journeys.
Alongside my counselling practice, I am passionate about creating supportive spaces for women through community wellbeing activities and initiatives that encourage connection, self-worth and healing. My approach is culturally sensitive and respectful of each woman’s individual values, beliefs and lived experiences.
Through B.L.O.O.M, my vision is to help women believe in their worth, love themselves wholly, embrace who they are, take ownership of their journeys and feel motivated towards healing and personal growth.
