Selena Zafar, BACP

Selena Zafar offers calm, practical support for people facing intimacy concerns, stress and relationship strain. She writes in a straightforward way and helps clients set small, achievable goals. Selena aims to make sessions feel relaxed and non-judgemental so people can talk honestly about what matters to them.

Selena uses the person-centred approach developed by Carl Rogers. That means she focuses on warmth, empathy and listening rather than directing conversations. Clients steer the pace and topics, and the counsellor reflects back what she hears to help people find their own solutions.

She trained to become a counsellor after her own therapy experience, and completed a Master of Science degree. Selena has three years of professional experience working with concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, intimacy-related issues and identity questions. Her background also informs work with eating issues, addiction, ADHD and parenting pressures.

Selena is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She practises in the United Kingdom and supports people from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds. Her biracial, multi-faith upbringing shapes an informed approach to cultural and identity matters.

In sessions she collaborates on clear goals and moves at the client’s chosen pace. People can expect warm listening, reflective feedback and practical steps to try between meetings. Before booking, confirm the current session formats offered for your needs.

How person-centred work fits with online counselling

Person-centred therapy focuses on warm, non-judgemental listening and reflecting back what a person says. It helps people who are dealing with anxiety, relationship or intimacy concerns to feel heard and to explore what matters to them. The counsellor offers empathy and acceptance while the person leads the direction of the work.

Selena also draws on her lived experience and MSc training to support identity and bereavement issues. That perspective can be useful when talking through cultural or faith-related concerns, or when sorting through grief and loss. These conversations are shaped by the client's priorities and move at a comfortable pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Selena works together with each person to choose the way forward based on their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative planning can include short-term goals, practical tasks between sessions, or a more open-ended conversation depending on what the person wants.

Session formats were not specified in the provided biography, so confirm which options are currently available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily responsibilities, avoid travel time and keep sessions consistent during life changes. It can also allow quieter check-ins or shorter meetings when that better fits a person's schedule.