Counsellor profile
Zayd Awan, BACP
Counsellor - stress and trauma
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
About Zayd
Counsellor and BACP member, Zayd Awan has five years' experience helping people in the United Kingdom with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of life concerns. He uses a counselling-focused approach and works with issues such as depression, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related matters, grief, parenting strain, and ADHD. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted.
Zayd frames therapy as practical work you can use day to day. He talks through what is happening now and what you want to change. He also offers space to look at patterns from earlier life that affect current choices. Conversations are straightforward and aim to surface clear steps you can try between sessions.
His additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment wounds, codependency and communication problems. He also mentions work around BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture when that is relevant. Zayd includes complex and sensitive topics such as narcissism and compassion fatigue in his listing, and approaches these as matters to discuss and understand together.
He describes a range of experiential options he may introduce if welcomed by a client, from breathwork and movement to imagination and psychodrama. These are offered as potential ways to widen what can be addressed in sessions, not as guaranteed elements of every meeting.
Practical arrangements such as cost vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people follow the site process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Approaches and how online counselling can work
This counsellor names evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside experiential methods. One approach is talking therapy that focuses on current problems and practical steps to manage symptoms such as anxiety or low mood. This looks at thoughts and behaviours you can change and small exercises to try between sessions. A second strand is attachment-focused work which examines how early relationship patterns shape current connections and boundaries. This can help with issues like abandonment, communication problems and intimacy concerns by making those patterns clearer and more manageable. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options with each person and agree what to try based on needs, goals and preferences. That way sessions stay collaborative and are adjusted if something is not helpful. Practical benefits of online counselling include easier scheduling and fitting sessions around work or family commitments. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited. The original biography does not list specific formats, so please confirm which session types are offered before booking. Online work can be a way to bring therapy into everyday life while you and the counsellor decide on the best methods to use.Areas of expertise
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse and common life concerns such as depression, addictions, grief and relationship issues.
What is his approach in sessions?
He uses a counselling-focused, practical approach that looks at present difficulties and past patterns. He may introduce experiential options like breathwork or movement if the client is open to them.
How long has he been practising?
He has five years of experience working with people on a range of personal and relational issues.
Which professional body is he registered with?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I book sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.