About Shamiso
Shamiso Mazaiwana offers a calm, person-focused way of working that puts the client at the centre of each session. She uses practical talking therapy methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Shamiso is a BACP counsellor with seven years' experience practising in the United Kingdom.
She communicates in English and Shona. In sessions Shamiso combines client-centred listening with approaches that look at thoughts and behaviours. This helps people spot unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding to challenges.
How Shamiso works
She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences influence present feelings. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used when people want clear goals and short-term change. Shamiso has supported people coping with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns and compassion fatigue.
She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, hoarding, immigration stress and financial worries. Conversations tend to be practical and down-to-earth, with space to name strong emotions and plan workable steps forward. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs.
Shamiso accepts clients in the UK and from other countries who want online support. Therapy is organised via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and arranges sessions based on the therapist's availability.
Shamiso aims to help people feel more steady, more able to make decisions and clearer about their next steps.
Shamiso lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Shamiso works with
The areas below are the ones Shamiso selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English, Shona |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Shamiso’s approaches work online
Client-centred therapy begins by focusing on the person and their experience. The therapist listens without judgement, helps people describe what matters to them, and supports them to find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and is useful for anxiety, low mood and changing habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shamiso discusses goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they choose whether to focus on practical skill-building, exploring past patterns, or short-term solutions based on the person's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls suit conversations that benefit from face-to-face contact. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit easily into a lunch break. Live chat or text messaging can be shorter check-ins or a way to reflect between longer sessions. These options make it easier to arrange regular work around daily life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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