Gina Zyla , BACP

Gina Zyla is a United Kingdom based therapist who works with people facing anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma, grief, self-esteem concerns, and a wide range of life stressors. With 14 years of clinical experience, she combines practical skills and reflective practice to help clients understand how past experiences affect present feelings and behaviours.

Gina holds a Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, along with Diplomas and Certificates in counselling skills at Levels 3 and 2. She also has a BACP Certificate of Proficiency - BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a recognised professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. These qualifications inform a flexible, evidence-informed approach to therapy.

Her practice addresses issues including trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, grief, parenting and caregiver stress, body image, eating and sleeping difficulties, addiction, chronic illness and pain, attachment and abandonment issues, and relationship and intimacy difficulties. Gina uses a blend of client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic and trauma-focused work, and incorporates tools such as art-based approaches and inner child work when appropriate.

She aims to create an empathic, nonjudgmental space in which clients can explore emotions at a pace that feels manageable, develop coping strategies, and build resilience and self-compassion as part of their ongoing recovery and personal growth.

Approaches and online therapy options

Gina commonly draws on client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and trauma-focused therapy in her practice. Client-centred therapy focuses on creating an empathic, accepting space and helps people explore feelings and values so they can make choices aligned with who they are. CBT is a structured approach that looks at connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and is useful for anxiety, depression and unhelpful patterns that maintain distress. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on understanding the impact of traumatic experiences and on developing coping strategies and resources to reduce the ways trauma affects daily life.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative - Gina will work with each person to identify goals, preferences and what feels like the best fit, adapting techniques over time as needs evolve. This means the therapeutic plan is shaped by the client and guided by professional judgement.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Sessions can be held by video call or phone, and shorter check-ins or ongoing support can be provided via live chat or text-based messaging. These options help people access therapy around work, family and geographical constraints, and support continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.