Zoe Smith
Gentle, practical counselling for stressful times
About Zoe
Zoe Smith is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and parenting strains. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions.
Zoe aims to make the first step feel manageable for anyone who is anxious about starting therapy. Her style is warm and person-focused. She listens first and helps people notice patterns that keep causing problems.
Background and approach
Zoe uses approaches such as attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural methods to address how thoughts, feelings and relationships interact. In practical terms she helps people talk through past hurts, make sense of current conflicts, and develop clearer ways of coping. She also supports those dealing with addiction and the shame or guilt that often follows.
Sessions are intended to be collaborative with time to reflect between meetings. With four years of experience, Zoe works with adults who want to understand why they feel stuck and to try different ways of responding. Her BACP membership is shown as BACP.
She offers straightforward explanations about the methods she uses so people know what to expect. To begin, Zoe asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. She aims to help people feel heard, to build practical steps forward, and to support long-term change.
What Zoe works with
How Zoe works
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Sessions & fees
How Zoe uses different therapeutic approaches online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape expectations in later life. It helps people understand patterns in closeness, trust and separation, and can be useful for relationship worries and feelings of abandonment.Client-centred counselling places the person at the heart of the session. The therapist listens without judgement and helps the person find their own solutions and self-understanding, which suits people who need a steady, empathic space to talk.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Zoe will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, and will adapt methods as therapy moves forward. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively so the work feels relevant and manageable.
If you are considering online sessions, check which session formats are offered when you book. Confirm the available options before arranging appointments. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to maintain continuity of care while matching practical needs and personal goals.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
