Shazia Datoobhoy , BACP

Shazia Datoobhoy creates a welcoming therapeutic environment where people can explore how they ‘‘tick’’ and work toward happier, more fulfilling lives. She helps clients develop greater self-understanding and practical ways to manage emotions and everyday challenges.

She specialises in trauma, including PTSD, C-PTSD, childhood trauma, and different forms of abuse - domestic, sexual, and emotional - as well as the ongoing impact of bullying. Her practice focuses on the patterns that arise from these experiences and the ways they shape present-day responses.

Her role is to accompany and support clients on a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance. Working from the belief that individuals know themselves best, she asks thoughtful questions to encourage reflection, explores how the past influences the present, and helps identify changes that can positively affect emotions, behaviours, and reactions.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Shazia Datoobhoy uses client-centered methods that put the person at the heart of the process, offering a listening, non-directive space where clients lead the conversation and explore concerns such as self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and coping with life changes.

Her trauma-focused work helps people process distressing memories and the emotional and behavioural responses that follow trauma, including symptoms associated with PTSD and the long-term effects of abuse or bullying.

She also draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients notice and understand the different parts of their inner experience - for example, protective parts, critical parts, or vulnerable parts - which can be useful for complex patterns like shame, codependency, or dissociation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Shazia Datoobhoy will collaborate with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.