About me
Being genuinely seen and heard can be life-changing. I offer a warm, grounded, and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly and explore what’s been difficult. My practice is trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and rooted in compassion.
I provide online counselling and telephone therapy for young people (16+), adults, and older adults.
What I Can Help With:
I support people experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, bereavement, low self-esteem, identity concerns, and relationship or family difficulties.
Many clients come to me feeling torn between cultural expectations, family roles, and their own sense of self. I work thoughtfully with these tensions, offering a space where you can explore them safely and without judgement.
Inclusive and Affirming Practice:
I welcome clients from all backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ individuals, people of diverse cultural heritages, and those looking for a South Asian counsellor or a therapist who understands cultural and generational complexity.
My Aim:
My aim is to create a therapeutic space where you feel safe, understood, and supported. Together, we can work toward greater clarity, emotional balance, and a stronger connection to who you truly are.
Training, qualifications & experience
My practice is shaped by trauma-informed counselling and an understanding that our stories live in the body as much as in the mind. Trauma often shows up as anxiety, overwhelm, hypervigilance, disconnection, or chronic tension long after the event. Together, we gently explore these patterns using a body–mind approach, helping your nervous system find safety, grounding, and regulation.
I don’t see therapy as fixing something “wrong” with you. Instead, we focus on what happened, reclaiming the parts of you that have been silenced and making sense of your experiences within the realities of identity, culture, family dynamics, and community.
My Integrative Approach:
I work integratively, drawing on: Person-Centred Therapy, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, NLP, Brief Therapy and Trauma-Informed Practice.
Sessions are tailored to your needs, whether you're looking for short-term therapy, a single session, or deeper long-term exploration around trauma, self-worth, identity, or relational patterns.
Training and Experience:
I hold an FdA and BA (Hons) in Counselling and am completing an MA in Trauma-Informed Practice. My experience spans private practice, community organisations, women’s services, carers’ services, and creatively led therapeutic projects.
What Clients Say:
Clients often describe my style as warm, intuitive, and grounded, someone who listens closely to what is said and unsaid, and creates a space where you can show up as yourself, beyond the expectations placed on you.
I offer a free 30-minute online or telephone consultation so you can get a sense of how it feels to work with me. This is a gentle, no-pressure conversation where you can share what brings you to therapy, ask questions, and see whether my trauma-informed, integrative approach feels like the right fit for you.
If you choose to move forward, we will agree on a day and time for your first counselling session. Before we begin, you’ll receive my counselling contract, which includes the boundaries we work within, how I protect your data, and the structure of the therapeutic relationship. At the start of the first session, we go through the contract together, giving space for any questions and forming a clear verbal agreement around confidentiality and safety. The contract remains open for discussion throughout your therapy.
Your first full session focuses on gently establishing safety, beginning to build trust, and finding a natural rhythm together. There is no expectation to share anything before you’re ready, sessions are always led by your pace, your needs, and your comfort. My role is to offer a grounded, attentive presence as we begin your therapeutic journey.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free 30-minute consultation.
60-minute session: £50
90-minute session: £70
One-off 90-minute session: £80
For more information about my approach, specialisms, and what to expect, please visit my website: www.zeenatarifcounselling.co.uk
When I work
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early morning | |||||||
| Morning | |||||||
| Early afternoon | |||||||
| Late afternoon | |||||||
| Evening |
