Zahava Smith, BACP

Zahava Smith helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief and relationship strain. She supports people coping with trauma and abuse, low mood, parenting challenges and major life changes. Zahava works in English and accepts international clients. She has six years of professional experience and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Zahava uses a client-centred approach that keeps conversations focused on what matters to the person in front of her. Sessions move at the client’s pace, and she adapts how she works to meet individual needs. She aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can speak openly.

Her practical focus includes improving self-esteem, reducing anger and anxiety, and navigating career or family-related stress. She also supports those dealing with body image, caregiver strain, isolation and issues around infidelity or separation. In sessions she helps people identify next steps and everyday coping strategies.

Zahava emphasises collaboration. Clients help set goals and decide how to work towards them. She explains options clearly and tailors the plan as progress is made.

To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. Payments use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. This approach aims to make ongoing support simple to manage.

How client-centred work translates to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the client’s pace. The counsellor creates room for people to talk about what matters most and helps them find their own solutions; this approach can help with anxiety, low mood, relationship strain and life transitions.

The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which way of working fits best. That means discussing what feels most comfortable, what goals look like, and adjusting the process as progress is made. The client’s preferences help shape whether sessions are more conversational, goal-focused, or exploratory.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday life. It can reduce travel time, allow check-ins during a lunch break and make it simpler to maintain continuity of care when schedules change. If you need shorter conversations or sessions without video, those practical options can be discussed directly with the counsellor. Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking so you know which options are offered.