About Zara
Zara Whiteley brings three years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She works in a respectful, sensitive way and aims to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or depression. Zara also supports people coping with relationship problems, grief and life changes.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions begin by listening to what matters most to the client. From there she and the client agree small, achievable steps to work on between meetings.
How Zara works
Zara uses client-centred methods to make sessions feel collaborative and grounded in the client’s own priorities. She also draws on solution-focused techniques to help people identify immediate ways to manage problems and move forward. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change or needs a confidence boost to try new strategies.
She has particular experience with issues such as intimacy struggles, self-esteem difficulties, ADHD-related concerns, and caregiver stress. Zara also supports people facing family problems, infertility worries, work-related strain, and complex feelings after betrayal or loss. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for people living in the UK or abroad.
Zara tailors the pace to each person, offering short-term practical work or deeper, ongoing conversations depending on need.
Zara lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Zara works with
The areas below are the ones Zara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The therapist listens closely and helps you set the agenda so sessions follow what matters most to you. This is useful for people dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem, or major life changes.Solution-focused therapy looks for small steps that make a practical difference. Sessions emphasise clear goals and immediate strategies that you can try between appointments, helping with issues such as stress, relationship problems, or coping after loss.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Zara will discuss different approaches and together you will decide which methods match your needs, goals and preferences. That collaboration can change as you make progress or as new concerns arise.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular support. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while still using the approaches described above.
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