Gina Zyla, BACP
Gina Zyla is a counsellor with 14 years' experience and a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
About Gina
Gina Zyla is a counsellor with 14 years' experience and a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. She holds a BACP credential, and she focuses on helping people who are coping with depression, anxiety and stress. She aims to offer a steady, non-judgemental space where people can begin to untangle painful thoughts and feelings.
Gina approaches each person as an individual. She adapts methods to fit what a client needs rather than following one strict method.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and conversational, with attention to small, manageable steps that can ease day-to-day strain. Her background includes long-term frontline work supporting people affected by trauma and loss. That experience shapes how she works with overwhelming memories, grief and the emotional fallout of difficult events.
She emphasises pacing the process so clients do not feel rushed. Gina draws on a mix of therapies to help people understand patterns, change unhelpful thinking, and build new coping skills. She uses creative tools such as art work and inner child exercises alongside talk-based methods when helpful.
The focus is on what clients want to achieve and on developing self-compassion. People who come to Gina often want clearer ways to manage relationships, sleep, eating or anger, or are looking for support with career strain and caregiving stress. She also supports those navigating identity concerns, including LGBT issues.
Her style is warm, direct and grounded in practical strategies that can fit into everyday life.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 403741 | October 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.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Gina works with
Everything Gina lists, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- 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
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Gina lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. It uses practical exercises and simple experiments to shift unhelpful thinking and improve mood or sleep patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gina will explore your concerns, goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Online sessions offer flexibility that can help therapy fit around busy lives. Video calls let the counsellor and client read body language and keep a face-to-face feel. Phone sessions can be easier when speed or bandwidth is limited and can be a shorter check-in on a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief reflections, between-session support, or for people who prefer written communication.
Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to deliver the same therapeutic work as in-person sessions, while making it easier to keep appointments and maintain progress.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she work with?
Gina works with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma and grief, plus relationship and intimacy-related problems.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses a conversational, client-centred style and blends practical techniques with reflective work to help people change unhelpful patterns.
What is her experience with trauma and loss?
She has many years of frontline experience supporting people who have experienced trauma and bereavement, and she emphasises working at a comfortable pace.
What credentials and where is she based?
Gina holds a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and is a member of the BACP. She is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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