Zahira Virani, BACP
6 years in practice
Zahira Virani uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred methods to help people navigate difficult feelings and improve relationships.
License and registration
- BACP
- 391600 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English, Gujarati
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Zahira
Zahira Virani uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred methods to help people navigate difficult feelings and improve relationships. She brings a calm, empathetic presence and a practical focus to each session. Zahira speaks English and Gujarati and works with adults in the United Kingdom.
Her approach centres on identifying emotional patterns that keep people stuck. She helps clients name and sit with painful feelings and then try new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's comfort level. Zahira combines elements from cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy when they suit a person's goals. That means she might help someone challenge unhelpful thoughts or learn skills for managing overwhelming emotion.
She adapts the focus depending on what the client wants to achieve. She has six years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy credential. This background informs a reflective and ethically minded practice.
Common concerns Zahira supports include stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, trauma and addiction-related difficulties. She also works with body image, sleep problems, career stress and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to give clearer emotional understanding and manageable steps forward.
Therapy is offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit their needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Zahira lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Zahira names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online support
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and the ways they shape relationships. Online EFT sessions help people notice patterns of feeling, put words to those emotions and rehearse new responses that can change how they relate to others.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current bonds. In online work this approach helps clients recognise attachment needs and try new ways of connecting in their present relationships.
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre. The counsellor offers acceptance and reflection so clients can explore their feelings and decide what matters most to them.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Zahira will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That choice is shared and can change as the work progresses.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when a more conversational session is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and suit someone who prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or ongoing support possible between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Zahira commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain and addiction-related concerns among others.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Zahira uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred approaches in a collaborative way. She aims to help people identify emotions and try different responses in the room.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of professional experience working with adults and draws on a variety of therapy models to tailor sessions to each person.
Where is she based and what credentials does she have?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English and Gujarati.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions delivered and what formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does costing and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and the subscription model used; subscriptions can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
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