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Gina Zyla, BACP

United Kingdom

Counsellor - Anxiety and Trauma

CBT and client-centred
Trauma and loss work
Grief and stress

About Gina

Gina Zyla is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 14 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and stress-related concerns. Sessions focus on practical steps to manage symptoms and understand what keeps problems going.

Gina uses a mix of approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thinking patterns and behaviours. She also includes client-centred conversations to follow what matters most to the person sitting across from her.

Gina has long experience in trauma and loss work from frontline roles. That background informs how she helps people pace difficult material, develop coping skills and rebuild routines that feel manageable. She also works with issues such as grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, and work-related stress.

Her practice includes attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, codependency and commitment issues. Gina also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, cancer, and substance-related problems where these come up in therapy.

Sessions aim to be concrete and focused. Gina helps clients try different responses, notice what changes, and adapt plans when something does not help. She invites people to set clear goals and reviews progress along the way.

How Gina uses structured approaches in online work

Gina commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns and behaviour cycles that keep problems active. CBT sessions look at specific thoughts, test them against evidence, and try behaviour experiments to see what changes. She also uses client-centred work to prioritise what the client wants to talk about and to shape the direction of therapy collaboratively.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gina will discuss options with each person and agree together which methods to try first. That way the plan reflects the client's goals, situation and preferences rather than a fixed model imposed from the start.

Check which session formats she currently offers before booking, as the original profile does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Ask about the practical arrangements and session length when you use the matching questionnaire so you can pick times and formats that suit everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBT Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purpose Men's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issues Workplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?

She works with anxiety, depression, trauma and stress, and with relationship and intimacy-related problems. Other areas include grief, eating and sleeping issues, and career and caregiver stress.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

She uses practical, structured work alongside client-centred conversation. That means looking at thoughts and behaviours while following the person's priorities in session.

How long has she been practising?

She has 14 years of professional experience working in counselling and trauma-related roles.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She accepts international clients; check any time-zone or regional considerations when arranging sessions.

How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?

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

What steps do I take to begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.

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