Shirin Latif, BACP
Shirin Latif is a counsellor who helps people who feel overwhelmed, distant or stuck in relationships.
About Shirin
Shirin Latif is a counsellor who helps people who feel overwhelmed, distant or stuck in relationships. She supports clients dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, addiction and mood difficulties like depression and bipolar. She also assists with practical life strains such as career changes, parenting pressures and compassion fatigue.
Her work focuses on slowing things down so people can talk more clearly and listen more closely.
Background and approach
Shirin uses a gentle, practical style that looks at how people attach to others and how past hurts shape present reactions. She encourages honest conversation and aims to restore connection rather than placing blame. In sessions she mixes talking therapy with mindfulness and existential thinking to help people make sense of difficult feelings.
Attachment-based ideas guide how she notices patterns in relationships and aims to shift them over time. Sessions are led by the person seeking help and shaped around their goals and pace. Shirin holds BACP accreditation, which reflects her professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She has four years of practice experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages across the United Kingdom. Work can take different forms depending on what a person needs, from short solution-focused work to longer exploration of trauma and identity.
She accepts clients in English and is able to work with people internationally by online formats when that suits them.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 394260 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shirin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Shirin names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that shape online therapy
Shirin often uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people make sense of how past harm still affects daily life; this approach looks at memories, triggers and responses so people can start to feel less overwhelmed by them. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to notice patterns in close relationships and to build safer, more trusting ways of relating through small, steady changes. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the centre of sessions, emphasising listening, empathy and working at the client’s pace to set meaningful goals.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest ways forward together. Therapy aims to be collaborative, with the client influencing how sessions are structured and which techniques are tried.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps build connection. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping a steady course of support.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar.
What style of therapy can I expect?
Sessions combine client-centred listening with mindful exercises and existential discussion. Attachment-based and solution-focused methods are used to spot relationship patterns and try practical steps forward.
How long has she been practising?
She has four years of experience working in counselling and related therapeutic settings across a range of concerns.
What professional credential does she hold?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP on her profile.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
Yes. Sessions can be arranged with international clients and are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and scheduling, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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