Zoe Smith

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions support
• Attachment work

About Zoe

Zoe Smith works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and parenting concerns. She uses attachment-based, client-centred and trauma-focused approaches to help people understand how their past and patterns affect current behaviour. Zoe is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' experience.

Zoe offers straightforward counselling that focuses on what is happening now and what practical steps might help. She listens to each person's story and looks for patterns in relationships and coping strategies that keep problems going. Sessions are built around conversation, reflective exercises and occasionally practical tasks to try between meetings.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape expectations and behaviour in adult life. Client-centred principles mean she pays attention to what the client brings and follows their priorities. Trauma-focused methods are used when past harm affects daily functioning or relationships.

Zoe has four years' experience working with a broad range of concerns including addiction, communication problems and issues around guilt, shame and forgiveness. She also supports people dealing with infidelity, isolation and life's bigger questions such as purpose and ageing.

Sessions are carried out in English and are arranged through the site's booking process. Zoe does not accept international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches are used in online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and expectations; it can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment worries and attachment issues. Client-centred counselling focuses on the person's own priorities and experience, with the counsellor following their lead to clarify what matters right now. Cognitive behavioural techniques are practical methods that examine how thoughts and behaviours interact and may be used to reduce anxiety or change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Zoe will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the client's goals and preferences. This means trying ideas together and checking what helps, rather than deciding a fixed method in advance.

Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. If you prefer a particular way of meeting, check the current session options during the booking steps so arrangements fit with daily life.

Topics Zoe lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Parenting issues
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Zoe

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and are part of her core work.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses attachment-based, client-centred and trauma-focused approaches, with some cognitive behavioural techniques where helpful.

What experience does she have?

She has four years' experience working with issues such as trauma, addiction and relationship problems.

Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK book sessions?

She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

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