Hello, my name is Zareeda

I have been working in psychotherapy and counselling since 2009; specialising in trauma. If you are struggling to find meaning in life you may be feeling disconnected from yourself and/or those around you. This loss of contact with yourself, your needs, values and beliefs may decrease your trust in your ability to form and build meaningful relationships and achieve personal goals.

A therapeutic relationship can offer the opportunity to find renewed belief in yourself and others. It can help to provide self-confidence and give you the skills to reach decisions with clarity. Counselling can be a life changing and a life enhancing journey so it is important that you feel it is right for you.

Our work together is based upon trust, empathy, understanding and a willingness to accept you without reservation. I can provide you with the space for you to completely let go and explore your problems, issues, emotions and processes at your own pace.

I have trained in and practice the person-centred approach which is based on the theory and philosophy of Dr Carl Rogers. Person-centred psychotherapy and counselling is based on the principle that individuals have within themselves immeasurable resources for self-understanding, altering self-concept, attitudes and behaviour and that these resources can be accessed in a facilitative environment. This approach best suits my professional practice as it is the client who leads the way in therapy and the counsellor helps to facilitate the process by which change occurs.

I have worked with clients from ages 7 to 65+ on issues ranging from rape and sexual abuse to stress, bereavement, anxiety and depression. I welcome students who are seeking therapy as part of their counselling training. I can offer appointments Monday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm, and on Saturdays from 9 am to 11 am.

I work with clients who turn to psychotherapy or counselling for:

Acute, chronic and complex trauma

Domestic abuse

Anger management

Addictions

Grief and loss

Qualifications and experience

I hold a first class honours degree in Humanistic Counselling Practice, an MA with merit in Trauma Studies (2018) and an MA with merit in Social Science Research (Social Policy and Social Work) (2023) from the University of Nottingham. I am in the second year of a PhD in Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Nottingham.

I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I am fully insured to practice.

I have worked as a counsellor in a primary school and have also worked for a rape crisis charity in Nottingham.

I believe that it is natural for you to ask any prospective therapist for evidence of their experience, qualifications, professional body registration and/or insurance. I welcome any request and I am happy to share my academic and professional documents with you. I believe that transparency and trust are essential and are central to my practice.