Persistence Magaya, BACP

Persistence Magaya is a BACP counsellor who helps people feeling stuck, lost, or disconnected. She supports those facing low self-worth, anxiety, unresolved trauma and major life changes. Her aim is to offer a warm, compassionate space where people can begin to make sense of their experience.

She works in an integrative way and draws on several therapeutic models. That means sessions can include looking at patterns from early relationships, practical thinking tools, and deeper exploration of past events that still affect day-to-day life. Together with each person she chooses which elements to focus on.

Expect a calm, respectful tone in sessions and a focus on what matters to the individual. Conversations often cover self-esteem, anxiety, grief, coping with change, and recovery after abuse or trauma. She also helps people facing parenting stresses, relationship difficulties and compassion fatigue.

Her approach pays attention to attachment issues and the ways early relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive techniques are used when new thinking or small behavioural changes can help. Psychodynamic ideas are used when it helps to understand recurring feelings or relationship cycles.

Persistence has three years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are offered in English and take place in the United Kingdom. To begin, follow the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to arrange a session.

How attachments and thoughts shape online therapy

Persistence uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic ideas as the core of her work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how those patterns reappear in current connections, which can help with trust and closeness issues. CBT focuses on unhelpful thinking and small behaviour changes, useful for anxiety, low mood and coping skills. Psychodynamic work pays attention to recurring feelings and unconscious patterns that influence how people respond to stress and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit best for their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as different concerns become clearer.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session formats before booking to confirm what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It also allows for shorter check-ins when schedules demand them, or for sessions that focus on talking rather than paperwork. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor the mix of attachment, cognitive and psychodynamic work to suit the way you prefer to engage.