Shazia Datoobhoy

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Client-Centred approach

About Shazia

Shazia Datoobhoy works on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression and related concerns by asking questions and helping clients see how their past affects their present. She uses a conversational style to help people understand their reactions and make practical changes. Shazia is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has four years' experience.

She encourages reflection rather than telling someone what to do. Sessions focus on understanding patterns - for example of attachment, control or communication - and on small changes that can alter daily responses. That might mean looking at family dynamics, past losses, or how difficult events have shaped self-esteem and relationships.

Her practice includes work with trauma, including domestic and sexual abuse, childhood trauma, post-traumatic stress and complex trauma. She also supports people dealing with addictions, eating and food-related issues, anger, and intimacy-related difficulties. Other areas she addresses include abandonment, dissociation, codependency and first responder issues.

Shazia draws on several therapeutic approaches to suit a person’s needs. These include Client-Centred Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems. She speaks English and Hindi and accepts international clients.

Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and the cost varies with location. To begin, users follow the platform's matching process and schedule a first session.

How Shazia uses different counselling approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says so they can better understand their own thoughts and feelings; it helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns and emotional distress. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by looking at the stories they tell about their lives, which can be useful for issues like identity, addiction and recurring relationship patterns.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences and early relationships shape current behaviour and emotional responses, which can be helpful for attachment issues, abandonment and long-standing patterns. Together these approaches offer different ways to look at difficulties and create change rather than a single method for every problem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first, adjusting the approach as sessions progress in collaboration with the client.

Please confirm the session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed, but checking the available formats will ensure they suit practical needs such as camera use or session length.

Topics Shazia lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• First responder issues
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Shazia

Does she work with trauma and PTSD?

Yes. She lists trauma including PTSD and complex trauma among her core areas of work.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Client-Centred Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems in her practice.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of experience as a practising counsellor.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English and Hindi.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.