Shazia Datoobhoy

Shazia Datoobhoy offers support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and the challenges that follow separation or divorce. She works with issues such as depression, grief, addiction and struggles with self-esteem and intimacy. Sessions are conducted in English and Hindi and she accepts international clients. Shazia holds BACP accreditation and has four years' experience counselling people in the United Kingdom.

Her approach is practical and conversational. She creates space to help people understand how they respond to stress and relationships. She asks questions that encourage reflection and helps clients spot patterns that come from past experiences. The aim is to identify small, manageable changes that improve day-to-day functioning and emotional responses.

Shazia draws on client-centred therapy to keep conversations focused on each person's needs and values. She also uses narrative and psychodynamic ideas to look at how life stories and past relationships shape current feelings. For people affected by trauma she brings trauma-focused methods and Internal Family Systems ideas to bear in a paced way.

Work tends to be collaborative and gradual. Shazia supports clients to make sense of painful memories, to reduce overwhelming reactions, and to rebuild confidence after disruption. She also helps people navigate practical decisions and emotional fallout around separation and divorce.

To begin, readers are asked to use the site's matching process to find Shazia, complete the short questionnaire, and schedule a first appointment according to availability.

How Shazia’s approaches translate to online counselling

Shazia uses client-centred therapy to keep the focus on each person’s priorities, helping clients speak about what matters and decide the next steps. Narrative therapy is also part of her practice, which involves looking at the stories people tell about themselves and finding new ways to frame difficult experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change as therapy progresses.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a break. It can also allow quieter, focused conversations when people cannot travel, and makes it simpler to continue work with a therapist across different locations. Registered or accredited professionals use these flexible arrangements to help maintain steady therapeutic progress.