Counsellor profile
Zahrasadat Saba, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Solution-focused work
About Zahrasadat
Counsellor Zahrasadat Saba is a BACP member with five years' experience working with adults in the United Kingdom. She helps people who bring concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, self-harm and parenting problems. Sessions are carried out in English and Persian where needed. Zahra takes the client's lead and works with what each person brings to the room.
She offers both short-term and longer-term work and sometimes uses a single session approach for focused issues. Her main ways of working include Client-Centred Therapy, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. She mixes practical steps with exercises drawn from these approaches to help people manage day-to-day difficulties.
Zahra aims to keep sessions direct and straightforward. Conversations look at current problems and practical coping strategies, alongside reflecting on meaning and choices when that is helpful. Some work involves building skills for managing intense feelings and reducing unhelpful patterns.
Her background includes supportive roles in mental health settings across London and the wider UK. That experience brought work with adults from varied backgrounds and with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, self-harm, eating and sleep issues, and immigration-related stress.
She uses accessible language in sessions and will explain different approaches so people can choose what makes sense for them. People interested in working with her are asked to follow the site process to match and book a first session.
Zahra works with issues such as relationships, intimacy, LGBT concerns, addictions, career stress, compassion fatigue and women's issues. She also supports people facing cancer, domestic violence, midlife change and multicultural challenges.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person brings. It helps when someone needs time to be heard and to make sense of their feelings. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving self-control. It can help with self-harm, anger and emotional overwhelm. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention exercises and grounding practices to reduce rumination and ease anxiety.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the person about their goals and preferences and together they will try different ways of working. This is collaborative and may change as needs evolve.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins if that suits someone better. They can also be carried out without being on camera if that helps with concentration or bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals can use these practical options to help sessions fit into everyday life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Persian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression, plus trauma, self-harm, grief and parenting concerns among other issues.
What style of counselling does she use?
Her approach is mainly client-centred, with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques and some trauma-informed methods as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience in the mental health field working with adults across the UK.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and lists BACP as her credential.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats on the site; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.