Zoe Doran
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About me
I'm Zoë (she/her) and I am a qualified relational and existential counsellor & psychotherapist.
Navigating life in 2025 is hard. Dealing with the ongoing unrest in the world alongside our own personal battles can often feel like too much to carry. We can find ourselves going against what we feel is right, pressured by societal expectations and living in a way that feels inauthentic. While therapy alone cannot change the world, it can be a place to share the load, to untangle yourself and make sense of who you are and where you’re going.
Our work together will involve building an open and judgement free relationship where you feel comfortable to bring all parts of yourself. Existential therapy can help you to understand why you experience the world in the ways that you do, and encourage you to live more deliberately and more authentically, while accepting what it means to be human.
Taking the first steps to begin therapy, and choosing the right therapist can be a daunting task. If you would like to discuss working together more, we can arrange a free 15-minute phone call to get a better feel for one another and I can answer any questions you might have about me or my practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
For the past five years, I have been supporting adults with their mental health in various paid and volunteer roles. This work has involved emotional support helplines, supported accommodation, drug and alcohol addiction services, and counselling and psychotherapy.
Alongside my private practice, I work as a psychotherapist for an organisation providing supported accommodation to adults with complex mental health needs.
I am also committed to anti-oppressive practice and undertake ongoing additional learning around this topic.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy - University of South Wales
- Certificate in Integrative Counselling – University of Plymouth
- Certificate in Counselling Skills – South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Further training:
- Applying Anti-Oppressive Practice in Therapy: The 5th Way - The Anti-Discrimination Focus
- Working with Psychosis - The Training Exchange
- Supporting Recovery: Preventing Relapse - The Training Exchange
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
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a number of concession slots at £35 for low income earners and students, please get in touch for availability.
Normal session fees are £55 per 50-minute weekly session.
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