Shazia Datoobhoy , BACP

Shazia Datoobhoy is a therapist who offers a calm, supportive space for people wanting to understand themselves more deeply and to make meaningful changes in their lives. She focuses on trauma and related difficulties, including PTSD, complex PTSD, childhood trauma, and various forms of abuse such as domestic, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as the long-term effects of bullying. Her approach centers on helping people learn how they respond to stress and relationships so they can move toward greater wellbeing and satisfaction.

Shazia accompanies clients through a process of self-discovery and self-acceptance, encouraging reflection and gentle inquiry rather than prescribing one-size-fits-all solutions. She believes that individuals are the experts on their own lives and uses thoughtful questioning to help people explore how past experiences influence present emotions, behaviours, and reactions. Together with each person she identifies changes that feel practical and achievable, aimed at improving emotional responses and everyday functioning.

Shazia holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which indicates professional affiliation with a national counselling body. She provides therapy in English and Hindi and works with issues across stress, anxiety, relationships, depression, grief, addiction, identity and family concerns, as well as intimacy and eating-related difficulties.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Shazia uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, non-judgmental space where the person she is working with leads the pace and focus of sessions. This approach helps when someone wants support in exploring feelings, values, and personal goals without being directed by the therapist.

She also draws on trauma-focused therapy to work with the effects of past traumatic events, including PTSD and complex trauma. This approach addresses how trauma shapes responses and relationships and explores strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

In addition, Shazia integrates psychodynamic ideas to examine how earlier life experiences and patterns may influence current behaviour and emotional life. This can be useful for people looking to understand recurring themes such as attachment difficulties, relationship patterns, or long-standing emotional responses.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and is treated as a collaborative decision. Shazia will work with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt the work as those needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions with Shazia can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments, or different time zones, and allow people to engage from locations where in-person appointments may not be practical.