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Zeinab Gulzar

BACP

Understanding, supportive counselling

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Grief and loss
  • Self esteem

About Zeinab

Zeinab Gulzar is a counsellor with a BACP credential and four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief and loss, low self esteem, career worries and depression. Zeinab believes people bring their own knowledge and strengths into sessions and aims to support them as they make changes.

Her approach is practical and person-centred. She works alongside people to identify small steps that feel manageable. Conversations cover coping skills, rebuilding confidence, and finding motivation to meet daily demands.

Zeinab also helps with concerns tied to relationships and life transitions. This includes abandonment and attachment issues, blended family tensions, communication problems and family of origin difficulties. She can also support people dealing with body image, guilt and shame, or the emotional impact of illness such as cancer.

She has experience offering support around end-of-life matters, hospice and bereavement, and the strain that follows disasters or domestic violence. Her aim is to listen without judgement and to help clients notice where change is possible.

To begin, she encourages a straightforward first step: reflect on what you want to address and reach out. The focus will be on practical work tailored to each person’s goals and pace.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online counselling

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on clear goals and practical steps. One common method helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress by practising breathing, grounding and simple behavioural changes to reduce overwhelm. Another approach concentrates on grieving and loss, offering space to work through emotions and to build routines that support everyday functioning. These methods are suited to feelings such as emptiness, guilt and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, preferences and goals. Together they review what feels helpful and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It may reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins between commitments, and remove the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking to know which formats are offered. Registered or accredited professionals can still work effectively online by focusing on clear goals and practical skills that transfer into daily life.

Professional registration

BACP United Kingdom · No. 411115

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

BACP · United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Zeinab help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, low self esteem, career difficulties and depression, along with related issues such as body image and family of origin problems.

What is her counselling style like?

Her style is person-centred and practical. She helps clients spot strengths, set small goals and build coping skills at a comfortable pace.

How long has she been practising?

She has four years of professional experience working with people on emotional and life concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted, so people living outside the United Kingdom may request work with her.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start therapy with Zeinab?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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