Zahrasadat Saba , BACP

Zahrasadat Saba is a BACP-accredited counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience in the mental health field. As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she works to professional standards and offers evidence-informed support tailored to each person.

Zahrasadat practices in a client-centered way, inviting individuals to set the pace and focus of sessions while offering structure when needed. She has worked with adults of varied ages and backgrounds on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, self-harm and questions of self-esteem. Her practice also addresses relationship and family problems, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, career and midlife concerns, ADHD, LGBT matters and other life transitions.

She employs a mix of creative and practical techniques and can work both short term and long term depending on a client’s goals. Zahrasadat offers Single Session Therapy as an option and draws on approaches including Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused methods, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Existential ideas to match the needs of the work. She provides therapy by video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging, and is currently accepting clients in the United Kingdom.

Approaches for online therapy and client-led change

Zahrasadat draws on client-centered practice, which focuses on listening closely to what each person brings and following their lead to create space for insight and personal growth. This approach is helpful for people seeking an empathetic, non-directive environment to explore feelings, identity, relationships and life changes.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when appropriate - practical strategies for managing intense emotions, building distress tolerance and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques can be useful for people coping with self-harm urges, strong mood swings or relationship strain.

Mindfulness Therapy is used to help clients develop present-moment awareness and reduce habitual reactivity. Simple attention and grounding practices can support stress reduction, sleep difficulties and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Zahrasadat will work collaboratively with each client to identify which methods fit best based on their needs, goals and preferences and may blend techniques as the work evolves.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make regular engagement more accessible and allow therapists and clients to focus on the work together regardless of location, while still providing the continuity and professional support people seek from licensed professionals and therapists.