About Zayd
Zayd Awan is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who welcomes people from LGBT backgrounds. He combines practical conversation with creative practices to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship or intimacy concerns. He aims to make sessions straightforward and compassionate so people can talk about what matters most to them.
He draws on five years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which means he is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Background and approach
Zayd frames therapy as a blend of working through immediate problems and exploring wider life meaning. Sessions can include exercises to build coping skills as well as more reflective work on identity and values. In practice he may offer breathwork, movement, imagination and other expressive ways of working when they feel helpful and are invited by the client.
This can be useful for people who find talking alone does not fully capture their experience. The focus remains on making change that fits the person’s daily life, such as improving sleep, managing anxiety, or rebuilding self-esteem. Zayd also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction, grief, career strain and challenges like ADHD or compassion fatigue.
He pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes, intimacy and sexual expression, and difficulties with communication and boundaries. His approach is collaborative and adaptable. He works with each person to shape sessions around their goals, whether that means short-term practical work or a longer exploration of meaning and identity.
What Zayd works with
Everything Zayd lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Zayd is listed here; the rest shows what else Zayd works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Young adult issues
Approaches that combine talking and embodied practice
Many clients find value in combining evidence-based therapeutic techniques with expressive work. One approach emphasises building practical coping skills to manage anxiety, low mood and stress through structured exercises that can be practised between sessions. This helps with immediate problems like sleep, concentration and emotional regulation.Another strand focuses on exploring identity, attachment and relational patterns through reflection and experiential activities. This can include guided breathwork, movement or imagination exercises to access feelings that are hard to put into words and to try new ways of relating to oneself and others.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not worked before, and will adapt methods as therapy progresses. Clients are invited to shape the work and to agree when creative practices are introduced.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session formats when booking as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it simpler to fit therapy around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also enables continuing support for people in different locations, while the therapist and client agree together how to structure sessions so they feel useful and manageable.
Questions people ask about Zayd
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
Zayd works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and relationship or intimacy issues. He also supports people with career strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and ADHD-related struggles.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Sessions combine conversational counselling with practical exercises and optional expressive practices such as breathwork or movement when invited. The style is collaborative and aims to build everyday coping skills alongside deeper reflection.
What is Zayd's background and experience?
He has five years of professional experience working in counselling and related practices. His work blends practical problem-solving with exploration of life meaning and identity.
Where is Zayd based and what credential does he hold?
He is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
International clients are accepted, though practical arrangements should be checked during the matching and scheduling process.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is available when you select a session or progress through the booking flow.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
Begin by pressing the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's listed availability.
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