Shadi Shayan, HCPC

Shadi Shayan is a counsellor registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She has ten years of professional experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship strain and the practical challenges of parenting. Shadi also supports people working on self-esteem, motivation and confidence.

She aims to meet people where they are and tailors sessions to each person's needs. Conversations focus on clear goals and step-by-step changes. Shadi offers a calm, respectful space and listens closely to what matters most to each client.

Across her practice she has helped people facing feelings of emptiness, struggles with attachment and abandonment, and challenges around guilt or shame. She also works with issues linked to life purpose, midlife crisis and the pressures of fatherhood and parenting.

Her background includes a decade of practical client work in the United Kingdom and registration with the HCPC. That experience informs a straightforward approach in sessions - looking at patterns, testing small changes, and reflecting on what feels useful.

Therapy with Shadi is collaborative. She and the client decide on goals and try different ways to reach them. People who are English or Persian speakers can work with her, and she accepts international clients. To begin, people use the platform Start Therapy button to match and schedule.

Approaches that guide online counselling and change

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to shape sessions and goals. One approach focuses on practical problem-solving and behavioural change, helping people notice patterns and try small, manageable experiments to change how they react to stress and anxiety. Another approach attends to relationships and attachment, looking at how past connections affect current relationships and helping people develop different ways of relating to others.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore a person's needs, goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress and priorities become clearer.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by avoiding travel or allowing appointments around work or childcare. Different formats may suit different people, so confirm the session options available before booking. Practical benefits include shorter check-ins when time is tight, options that do not require video if preferred, and the ability to keep continuity with the same therapist across locations. Registered professionals aim to adapt sessions to each person's routine and goals.