Zoe C Smith

About me and my practice
You don’t need another therapist who just nods and asks how that makes you feel.
You need someone who gets the stuckness – not just the symptoms or problems, but the deeper patterns: emotional overwhelm, self-doubt, numbness, and the retreat into old habits even when they hurt. A therapist who doesn’t pathologise you, but walks alongside you, helping you unlearn what no longer serves and start building a life that finally feels like yours.

This isn’t therapy that just helps you cope or manage symptoms. It’s work that helps you change – at nervous system level, relational level, habitual level, and meaning-making level.

Through talk and body-based awareness exploration, we get curious together: where did these patterns come from? How did they serve you? And what might life feel like without them?

We don’t stay stuck in the past, but we do make sense of it – so you can move forward with more clarity, more calm, and more connection. I’ll help you build inner resources that work not just in the therapy room, but in your actual life. I integrate talk therapy with body-based (somatic) awareness, emotional integration, and grounded real-life strategies.

Clients often tell me they feel more grounded, more themselves, and more able to engage with life – not just endure it or make-do.

This isn’t surface level fixing. It’s real work. But if you’re ready to feel more like yourself – or to finally discover who that is – I might be the therapist who can actually help you.

I’ve been a therapist for over 15 years. I hold a first-class BSc (hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy degree and have completed advanced training in Somatic Trauma Therapy and Polyvagal Practice.

I work with adults aged 18+, and I offer two main ways of working: Ongoing Therapy (weekly) and Single Session Therapy (one-off or ad-hoc).

Practice Description
Which of these resonates with you the most? My clients are often intelligent, thoughtful, and hard on themselves – people who’ve read all the self-help, tried to push through, but still feel stuck. Sometimes they don’t know why exactly they’ve come to therapy. Sometimes they know all too well. What they do all know is: what they’ve been doing isn’t working anymore.

You might show up numb, anxious, overthinking everything, or stuck in habits that utterly misalign with the life you do want. You might feel emotionally overwhelmed or shut down entirely. You might not even be sure what you feel at all.

That’s okay.

Therapy with me is grounded, collaborative, paced to your nervous system. We don’t just talk – we notice. What’s happening in your body, your breath, your posture. Those small cues that can tell us what’s been stored there for sometimes years. We integrate that awareness gently – with meaning making, curiosity, and oodles of compassion.

I’m not a blank-slate therapist and I won’t just sit quietly while you struggle to fill the space. I bring myself to the work – alongside you as we track the old patterns and find out what’s possible beyond them.

We’ll focus not only on healing the past, but creating a future that feels good to live in. Not a future you can endure with less pain, but a future you engage with fully – with purpose, with meaning, with happiness – in your relationships, your work, and with yourself.

Whether you’re looking for a one-off session to clarity on something specific or you’re committed to longer-term work for deeper change, I offer both flexibility and depth.

Whether you’re looking for a one-off session or something longer-term, your first session is about helping you feel seen, heard, and a little less stuck.
There are two different ways of working, so two different ways to begin:

1. Single Session Therapy
This is a flexible option, whether you want a one-off session or prefer therapy on an ad-hoc basis (anything less regular than weekly). Sessions are 50 or 90 minutes long, and after booking I’ll send you a short questionnaire – it helps you get clarity, and it helps me tailor the session to what you most need. You can skip it, but the session might be a little less focused without it. There’s no assessment, no paperwork – just one focused session to help you move forward.

2. Ongoing Therapy – starts with a Deep Dive Consult
This is a 50-minute assessment session where we explore your history, what’s brought you here, and what you’d like things to look like going forward. It’s not a deep trauma excavation – it’s a strengths-based, forward-looking conversation. We get a feel for whether we’re the right fit, and we begin to think about how the work could be tailored specifically for you. Cost of £95 (same as a Single Session). After that, Ongoing Therapy sessions are weekly, at a discounted rate of £80.

How to Choose between Single Session Therapy and Ongoing Therapy?
The answer depends on your needs, and you are the best person to judge that. Most people have a sense of what they need and weigh it up with what they can currently cope with. For example, if you know you’d benefit from weekly, longer-term therapy but suspect it may feel overwhelming or too much to commit to right now, it might be better to begin with a Single Session and use that on an ad-hoc basis – you can always transition into weekly work later if it feels right.

Therapy should feel right for you – not like an endurance test. It’s not the gym. You don’t have to “go hard or go home”!

Free 15-minute phone consult
If you’re still unsure which is the better fit, or you’d just like a quick chat before booking you’re welcome to book a free 15-minute phone consult. No pressure – just clarity.

Bookable Online
The 15-min Phone Consult, Single Session Therapy, and Deep Dive Consult (for Ongoing Therapy) are all available to book online via my website:
https://www.lonewolftherapyservices.com/

Single Session Therapy (SST):
Standard fee is £95 for a 50-minute session. Extended sessions (90 minutes) are also available at £170. These are suitable for one-off or ad-hoc work and are booked and paid for online.

Ongoing Therapy (OT):
For clients committing to regular weekly sessions, I offer a discounted rate of £80 per 50-minute session to support consistency and depth in the work. These sessions are booked directly with me after an initial consultation.

All sessions are payable at the time of booking. Further details, including availability, are on my website.

Online Availability:
Tuesday: 9am - 9pm
Thursday: 9am - 9pm
Saturday: 9am -3pm

In Person Availability (Birmingham):
Saturday 9am - 3pm

See my Booking page on my website for available sessions.

I'm a registered member of the BACP and work in accordance with their Ethical Framework.

I’m committed to ongoing personal and professional development and undertake regular CPD training to keep my practice informed and current.

I work with adult clients (aged 18+) in private practice.

Online sessions are available during the week and on Saturdays (via Zoom), and in-person sessions are offered on Saturdays in Birmingham.

Please visit my website for full details: https://www.lonewolftherapyservices.com/