Selena Zafar, BACP

Selena Zafar invites people to view self-investment as an essential part of wellbeing and offers steady support for those beginning a personal journey of self-discovery. She works from the principles of Person-Centred Therapy, respecting that each person is the expert on their own life and creating a warm, empathetic environment where thoughts and emotions can be explored without fear of judgement. Selena collaborates with clients to set counselling goals and shapes sessions around individual pace and need, allowing progress to unfold in a way that feels right for each person.

Her private practice draws on both lived experience and formal training. Having sat in the other chair herself, Selena’s experience of therapy inspired her to train as a counsellor and she is also a recent MSc graduate, a perspective that helps her relate to student peers. She holds BACP accreditation - the UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists - which reflects her commitment to professional standards.

As a biracial counsellor from multiple minority groups and a member of a multi-faith, multi-cultural family, Selena brings a particular sensitivity to identity and cultural issues. She specialises in areas such as bereavement, race, sports psychology, stress, anxiety, relationships, family dynamics, grief, self-esteem, addictions, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, eating difficulties, parenting, anger, career issues, depression, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, ADHD and related additional focus areas including adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and blended family challenges.