Gina Zyla

Gina Zyla is a counsellor with a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and a BACP Certificate of Proficiency. She has 14 years of counselling experience and focuses on helping people facing anxiety, depression, stress and relationship problems. Gina also supports people dealing with trauma, grief and work-related strain. Her approach aims to create a calm, accepting space where clients can speak honestly and start to make changes.

Gina frames therapy around the person in front of her. Sessions are guided by what a client wants to work on, with practical coping strategies offered as needed. She draws on a mix of approaches, including client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and trauma-focused work, and adapts these to each person’s situation. Art-based exercises and inner child work are sometimes used to help access feelings that are hard to put into words.

She stresses steady progress rather than quick fixes. Clients are encouraged to move at a pace that feels manageable while building resilience and self-compassion. The counselling process covers practical tools for day-to-day life, such as emotion regulation and stress management, alongside deeper exploration when that feels right.

Gina’s background includes frontline experience with trauma and loss, which informs her sensitivity to bereavement and end-of-life concerns. She aims to help people understand how past experiences shape current reactions, and to find ways to cope that fit their lives.

People looking to work on concerns like self-esteem, communication difficulties, or coping with chronic illness will find a straightforward, empathetic style focused on real-world change.

How Gina blends therapy approaches for online care

Gina draws on client-centred therapy, which means she follows what matters to the person in the room and prioritises understanding and acceptance. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk without judgement and to feel heard before making changes.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT, a practical method that looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and daily stress by teaching simple skills to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gina will listen to your goals and try methods that suit your needs and preferences, adjusting them as the relationship grows. The therapist and client decide together what feels most helpful.

Practical benefits of online work can include fitting sessions around busy days and reducing travel time. If you need flexible arrangements or shorter check-ins, discuss options when you book. Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the exact online options available before you schedule. Registered or accredited professionals like Gina often adapt tools such as art exercises or writing tasks to suit remote sessions, making it possible to continue meaningful therapeutic work even when meeting at a distance.