About Xolani
Xolani Anahisi is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 13 years of experience. She holds BACP accreditation and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and major life changes. Her work also covers grief, depression and issues around identity and intimacy.
She aims to make sessions calm and straightforward. Clients can expect time to say what matters and to notice patterns that affect everyday life. Xolani pays attention to how past experiences shape current feelings and behaviours.
How Xolani works
Her background includes long experience supporting people through family and relationship strain. That includes work related to abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family issues and family of origin concerns. She also supports people dealing with eating and sleeping difficulties, body image, caregiving strain and compassion fatigue.
Xolani uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build coping skills and clearer self-understanding. She combines exploration of feelings with practical steps for daily life, such as changes to routines and communication. Sessions often balance looking back with setting small, achievable goals.
Therapy with her is collaborative. People set the pace and priorities. She accepts international clients and works in English, offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat and messaging.
To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step match clients to a suitable time.
What Xolani works with
The areas below are the ones Xolani selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Psychodynamic work looks at how past experiences and early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. It helps people understand repeating patterns, deeper emotional reactions and why certain situations feel difficult. Evidence-based techniques for coping skills focus on short, practical exercises. These help with managing anxiety, improving sleep and handling strong emotions through step-by-step strategies. Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences. That partnership means techniques can be adjusted as progress is made. Online sessions are offered by registered or accredited professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video sessions let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions suit those who prefer not to be on camera or who need a conversation with lower bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching or when someone needs flexible, shorter contact during the week. Overall, online work gives more ways to fit therapy into a busy life and to choose a format that feels comfortable while still focusing on real change and understanding.Start online instead of waiting
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