Zahira Virani, BACP

Zahira Virani is a counsellor who draws on humanistic and family work foundations to support people through change. She holds BACP accreditation, and brings a calm, empathetic presence to sessions. Zahira speaks English and Gujarati and works from the United Kingdom.

Her approach blends person-centred practice with systemic ideas from family and youth work. She tailors sessions in collaboration with each person, drawing on attachment-based thinking, cognitive work, emotion-focused ideas and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy when helpful. This flexible mix lets Zahira respond to the practical needs that arise in the room.

Zahira has experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also helps with grief, parenting concerns, addictions and challenges around intimacy, self-esteem and sleeping. Additional areas she works with include caregiver stress, chronic illness and ageing and geriatric issues.

Clients who prefer a gentle, relational style will find her emphasis is on warmth and empowerment. She aims to create space for difficult feelings and to help people build more effective ways of coping. Sessions are shaped around the person rather than a fixed programme.

With six years in this role alongside a longer background in youth and family services, Zahira combines practical experience with a collaborative tone. To begin, readers should confirm session options and scheduling details when they make contact.

How her approaches shape online working

Zahira uses client-centred and attachment-based ways of working that focus on the relationship in therapy. Client-centred practice means conversations are driven by what matters to the person, and the therapist responds with warmth and empathy. Attachment-based ideas look at how past relationships affect current patterns and can help with relationship and intimacy concerns.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and can introduce emotion-focused strategies to work with painful feelings. These approaches are offered as part of a collaborative process, so Zahira and the person will decide together what feels most useful for their goals.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions around work or caregiving commitments. Online work can reduce travel time and make shorter check-ins or regular sessions simpler to maintain. Session formats were not specified in the biography, so please confirm the current options when booking to know which formats are available and to arrange timings that suit everyday life.