Shadi Shayan, HCPC

Shadi Shayan is a counsellor registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the United Kingdom. She has 10 years of professional experience and helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and parenting challenges. She also supports people working on self-esteem, motivation and confidence in everyday life.

Shadi aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Sessions are shaped to each person's needs rather than following a fixed script. She works with people to set practical goals and to find clearer ways of coping with difficult feelings and situations.

Her background includes a decade of clinical practice in the UK. That experience has exposed her to a wide range of personal difficulties including feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and issues around attachment and abandonment. She has also supported people dealing with immigration-related stress, fatherhood challenges, jealousy and phobias.

In sessions she focuses on what is happening now and on steps that can make daily life easier. Common themes she supports include midlife concerns, questions about life purpose, building self-love and handling family problems. She can work in English and Persian for clients who prefer those languages.

People who choose to work with Shadi start with a simple matching process and then schedule sessions according to her availability. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location and therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Shadi describes her work as evidence-based and practical, focusing on techniques that help people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. One common approach she uses is structured problem-solving, which breaks issues into manageable steps and helps people test small changes that can reduce stress and anxiety. Another frequent focus is work on self-esteem and confidence, using guided conversations and manageable exercises to build a more positive sense of self.

Choosing the right approach is a shared task. She meets people where they are, discusses goals and preferences, and then adapts methods to suit those needs. The therapist and client review progress together and adjust the plan if something is not working well.

Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier. It can reduce travel time and make it simpler to arrange appointments around work or caring responsibilities. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered. Registered or accredited professionals can use online work to maintain momentum between face-to-face meetings and to provide regular check-ins when needed.