Zaida Fontes, NCPS
9 years in practice
Zaida Fontes is a counsellor who aims to help people facing addictions, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS20-00874 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Zaida
Zaida Fontes is a counsellor who aims to help people facing addictions, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. She speaks English and Portuguese and works with individuals dealing with grief, parenting pressures, anger and trauma. Her approach is practical and respectful, and she focuses on what each person needs right now.
Zaida listens first and asks clear questions to understand the main struggles. She treats clients as experts in their own lives and helps them use their strengths to move forward.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and grounded, not full of jargon. Her background includes nine years of experience in therapeutic work and registration as NCPS. Zaida’s work covers a wide range of concerns such as family problems, abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, and the impact of illness or caregiving stress.
She also supports people coping with divorce, domestic violence and sudden life disruptions. In practice she draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches to look at patterns of feeling and connection. She also uses client-centred ways of working and elements from dialectical behaviour therapy to teach skills for managing strong emotions.
Sessions aim to balance insight with practical steps that fit daily life. Zaida welcomes people from different cultural backgrounds and will work with you to set goals that feel achievable. Her style is calm and down to earth, focused on helping clients build clearer thinking and steadier emotional responses.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Zaida lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Zaida names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Zaida’s approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and sit with difficult feelings, then use those emotions to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for issues rooted in strong emotional reactions or attachment wounds. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current responses and helps people build more supported ways of relating and coping.Zaida also uses a client-centred approach that gives priority to the person’s own goals and pace. She will work together with each client to decide which approach or mix of methods suits their needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they address the problems that matter most to the client.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls offer face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can feel simpler to arrange. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options allow flexibility and continuity while exploring emotional patterns and building practical skills.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Zaida help with?
She helps people dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, low self-esteem and grief, as well as family and parenting stresses.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and client-centred, focusing on listening, emotional experience and practical skills to manage strong feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working in therapeutic roles and is registered as NCPS.
Where is the counsellor based and what credential does she hold?
Zaida is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with NCPS.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are accepted and she offers sessions to people outside the UK.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
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