- Attachment-based approach
- CBT and DBT tools
- Works in English Gujarati
About Zahira
Zahira Virani is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years in her current practice. She works with adults across a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, parenting and career pressures. Sessions are offered in English and Gujarati and she draws on several therapeutic approaches to support clients through life changes.
Zahira draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to help people understand how past relationships shape current patterns. She uses clear, practical ways to look at thinking and behaviour, and can bring in emotion-focused elements when relationships or intimacy are central issues. This gives room to address mental health, addictions and problems such as low self-esteem or sleeping difficulties.
Her background includes long experience working with families, young people, and groups in voluntary and statutory settings. That prior work informs how she talks about family breakdown, substance dependency and caregiving stress in one-to-one sessions. She aims to be straightforward and calm when discussing difficult topics such as trauma, grief or abandonment.
In sessions Zahira helps clients set goals, try small changes, and reflect on progress. She works collaboratively so people can choose what feels useful for them. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, clients use the platform matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. International clients are not currently accepted.
How Zahira’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at patterns of relating and helps people spot how early relationships affect current bonds and reactions. It can be useful for worries about intimacy, abandonment, or family conflict. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client so they can make sense of their feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses small experiments to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep problems.Choosing the right way of working is something Zahira plans together with each client. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt the mix of approaches as therapy proceeds. That collaborative process helps people try methods that suit their everyday life and commitments.
The exact session formats available should be confirmed before booking. If you want online sessions, check the current options when you complete the matching questionnaire. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around study, shifts or travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove the need to travel to appointments. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to help clients keep therapy consistent alongside work and study commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Gujarati
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, parenting, addictions, low self-esteem, sleep and career-related worries.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, blending attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches to suit the issue being worked on.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years in her current counselling practice and prior long-term experience working with families, young people and group programmes in voluntary and statutory roles.
Where is she based and how is she registered?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Gujarati.
Can people living outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start if I want to work with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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