Shazia Datoobhoy, BACP

Shazia Datoobhoy helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and low mood. She also supports people dealing with addictions, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, and struggles with self-esteem. Shazia works in English and Hindi and practises from the United Kingdom. Shazia keeps sessions focused on understanding what has shaped a person's feelings and behaviours. She asks questions that help people notice patterns and make small changes that feel manageable. Her approach aims to build self-knowledge and practical ways to respond differently in stressful moments. She draws on a range of approaches to suit each person. That includes client-centred ways of working that put the person’s experience at the centre and narrative ideas that look at the stories people tell about themselves. She also uses psychodynamic thinking and trauma-focused methods to address the ways past experiences affect day-to-day life. Shazia has four years of experience and is a member of BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She describes her role as walking alongside people while they reflect on difficult memories and current problems. Sessions aim to be conversational and grounded. The therapist encourages reflection, practical experiments between sessions, and gradual changes rather than quick fixes. Readers should use the Start Therapy button to complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling. For people who prefer to speak in Hindi, that language is available, and international clients are accepted. Costs vary by location and therapist availability and are arranged through a cancellable subscription.

How Shazia’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s lived experience and offers a listening, non-judgemental space so people can make their own choices; it helps with low mood, anxiety and relationship issues. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate problems from identity, which can be useful for shame, body image and codependency. Trauma-Focused Therapy works directly with traumatic memories and responses to reduce their hold on daily life, helping people with PTSD, complex trauma and abuse-related difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss each person’s needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. Plans can be adjusted as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and manageable.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel, and it can allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions without video if that helps someone engage. Many people find that remote sessions reduce travel time and make regular weekly work more achievable.