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Gina Zyla, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Compassionate, practical counselling for healing

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About Gina

Gina Zyla is a counsellor with a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and 14 years of professional experience. She works from a client-led perspective and aims to create a calm space where people can talk about hard things. Gina emphasises compassionate listening and practical ways to manage difficult feelings.

Her background includes long-term frontline work with people who have experienced trauma and loss. She draws on a mix of approaches, choosing what fits each person rather than using a single method.

Background and approach

That can include helping someone notice unhelpful thought patterns or using creative exercises to access emotion. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual. Gina helps people build coping strategies, manage stress, and develop more self-compassion.

She also supports those dealing with grief, relationship concerns, low mood, anxiety and issues related to identity, including LGBT-related matters when clients raise them. Gina uses practical tools alongside deeper conversation. Techniques may include talking therapies informed by psychodynamic ideas, exploring meaning and choices, and work that addresses trauma.

She also uses art-based activities and inner child work where these are useful to the person. Her training includes a Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and a BACP Certificate of Proficiency, which she lists among her credentials. Gina offers sessions in English and accepts international clients, with a focus on tailoring the work to each person's situation.

Focus areas and approaches

What Gina works with

Everything Gina lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Gina is listed here; the rest shows what else Gina works with.

Approaches Gina lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

How Gina's approaches work in online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. It involves open listening and gentle reflection so people feel heard and can decide what to work on. This approach helps with low mood, anxiety and life changes by building trust and self-understanding.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. It uses simple exercises and practical experiments to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and some relationship patterns.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the effects of past harm and on building coping skills. It combines careful pacing with strategies to manage distress and can support recovery from abuse, loss and other traumatic events.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Gina will discuss goals, preferences and how you respond to different ways of working. Together you will try methods that fit your needs and adjust as progress is made.

If you are considering online work, please confirm which session formats are offered before booking as they are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand. It can also help when quieter surroundings or lower-bandwidth options are preferred. Registered or accredited professionals including therapists can tailor online sessions to practical needs and life commitments.
Questions

Questions people ask about Gina

What kinds of problems does Gina help with?

She works with anxiety, depression, stress, grief and trauma, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues. Additional areas include self-esteem, career stress, eating and sleeping concerns, and compassion fatigue.

What is her style in therapy?

Gina takes a client-centred approach and listens first to what matters to the person. She mixes talking therapies with practical exercises and creative work when helpful.

How much experience does she have?

Gina has 14 years of professional experience and many years of frontline work with people affected by trauma and loss.

What credentials and where is she based?

She holds a BACP Certificate of Proficiency and a Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, and practices in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to international clients as well as those in the UK. All sessions are carried out in English.

Which session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking to ensure they fit your needs.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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