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Shazia Datoobhoy

BACP

Shazia Datoobhoy , BACP

Therapist in United Kingdom

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About Shazia

Shazia Datoobhoy offers a supportive space where people can explore how they operate, make sense of past experiences, and work toward a more fulfilling life. She focuses particularly on trauma - including PTSD, complex PTSD, childhood trauma, and abuse in its domestic, sexual, and emotional forms - and attends to the effects of bullying and related wounds.

Her role is to accompany and support individuals on a journey of self-discovery and greater self-acceptance. She works from the belief that people are experts on their own lives, and she uses thoughtful questions and reflective prompts to help clients examine how earlier experiences shape current feelings, behaviours, and relationships.

Through collaborative exploration, she helps clients identify practical changes they want to try and supports them as they test new ways of responding. Shazia is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which represents counselling and psychotherapeutic professionals in the UK, and brings this trauma-informed orientation to her therapeutic work.

Approaches to healing and online support

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and processing traumatic experiences so that their emotional and behavioral impacts can lessen over time. It is often used for issues such as PTSD, complex trauma, and the effects of abuse. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a compassionate, non-directive stance in which the therapist offers empathy and acceptance while clients lead the exploration of their feelings and goals - this approach can help with low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and major life changes. Internal Family Systems views the mind as composed of parts and works to understand and harmonize those parts so that a person can feel more integrated and less driven by extreme reactions; it can be helpful for attachment wounds, dissociation, and patterns of avoidance.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work and typically happens together with the therapist. Shazia will collaborate with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to engage from different locations and at times that suit them. Licensed professionals can deliver meaningful therapeutic support through these formats while maintaining a collaborative, person-focused process.

Frequently asked questions

How much experience does Shazia Datoobhoy have?

Shazia Datoobhoy has 4 years of experience.

Is Shazia Datoobhoy a licensed therapist?

Yes. She holds the credential BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). No additional license details are provided.

In which languages does Shazia Datoobhoy provide therapy?

She provides therapy in English and Hindi.

Where is Shazia Datoobhoy located?

She is located in the United Kingdom.

How can I work with Shazia Datoobhoy as my therapist?

You can work with Shazia Datoobhoy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Does Shazia Datoobhoy work with international clients?

Yes, Shazia Datoobhoy works with international clients.

How much does therapy with Shazia Datoobhoy cost?

The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, just click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.

How can I get started with therapy?

Getting started with therapy is quick and straightforward. Just click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

See below

Languages

English, Hindi

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