Counsellor profile
Shamiso Mazaiwana, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and family concerns
Continue with ShamisoAbout
- CBT techniques
- Client-centred work
- Motivational interviewing
About Shamiso
Shamiso Mazaiwana is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has seven years' practice in the United Kingdom. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, and helps people dealing with grief, trauma and intimacy-related concerns. Shamiso also supports people coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Shamiso uses straightforward talking therapy to address clear problems. She listens to how day-to-day struggles affect work, home life and caring roles. Conversations focus on practical steps and on understanding patterns that keep problems going.
Her work draws on Client-Centred Therapy, which places the person's own experience at the centre of sessions. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone is uncertain about change and wants help deciding next steps.
Sessions attend to family and parenting concerns, including blended family issues, family of origin matters, divorce and separation, and caregiver stress. Shamiso also addresses attachment and abandonment worries, infidelity and jealousy, and financial and career strain that affect relationships.
She offers help in English and Shona and has experience with immigration-related stress. People who want to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How Shamiso uses talking therapies online
Shamiso commonly combines Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Client-Centred Therapy means she focuses on the person's experience and responds to what matters most to them. It helps when someone needs a chance to describe how daily life feels and to be heard without a strict agenda. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It involves noticing unhelpful thought patterns and testing small changes in behaviour to see what helps. These approaches are useful for anxiety, low mood, relationship strain and coping with life changes. Finding the right approach is part of the work and Shamiso treats it as a collaborative process. She will talk with the person about goals and preferences and try methods that suit their situation. That conversation guides whether to lean more on reflective listening, practical CBT tasks or motivational techniques. The original biography indicates Shamiso has offered telephone and video counselling as well as face-to-face work. Please confirm which formats are currently available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around family responsibilities, work breaks or busy days by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed.Areas of focus
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Shona
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which relationship and family issues does she address?
She works with relationship strain, family of origin issues, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, infidelity, jealousy and commitment concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
Sessions draw on Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused methods depending on the person's needs.
How long has she been practising?
She has seven years' experience working with people on anxiety, depression, stress, bereavement, relationship issues and hoarding among other concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English and Shona.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography notes face-to-face, telephone and video counselling as formats she has provided. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.