Zahira Virani
Reconnect and rebuild better communication
BACP United Kingdom
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English, Gujarati
About Zahira
Zahira Virani is a counsellor who draws on relational approaches to help people facing stress and relationship challenges. She uses the Gottman Method alongside attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to focus on connection and communication.
Background and approach
Zahira speaks English and Gujarati and is based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation and has six years of experience in counselling practice.
In sessions she aims for warmth and steady support while people talk through difficult feelings. Zahira helps clients identify patterns that cause conflict or distress and works with them to try new ways of relating.
Conversations are collaborative and shaped around practical goals the person or couple wants to reach. Her background includes work in family and youth settings and experience supporting people affected by domestic violence and substance dependency.
That experience informs how she holds complex situations and safety concerns. Zahira adapts her approach when people need more structure or when they benefit from a gentler, exploratory style.
She integrates techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy when skills practice or emotional regulation are helpful. Attachment ideas guide work on trust and closeness.
Client-centred principles keep sessions paced by the person's needs and priorities. Zahira offers one-to-one and relationship-focused work through online formats including video calls, phone, live chat and messaging.
Sessions are organised through a subscription system that can be cancelled at any time, and scheduling follows the platform process.
Online approaches for connection and coping
Gottman-informed work focuses on how partners communicate and manage conflict. It offers practical exercises to improve conversation habits and rebuild connection, which many people find helpful when relationship tension or repeated arguments are present.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns shape current relationships. It helps people notice attachment needs and responses so they can work towards feeling safer and more connected with others.
Client-Centred Therapy keeps the person's experience central. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client's pace, which can help people explore feelings and decide what changes they want to make.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Zahira will work collaboratively to choose techniques that match a client's goals, needs and preferences rather than applying a single method. That collaboration helps shape sessions as short-term skill work or deeper exploration depending on what the person wants.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life and to continue work when circumstances change.
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Experience
6+ years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English, Gujarati