Shamiso Mazaiwana, BACP

Shamiso Mazaiwana is a counsellor who centres sessions on the thoughts and everyday habits that shape how people feel and act. She uses clear conversation to help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. Shamiso speaks English and Shona and works from the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation and has seven years' experience supporting people through difficult times.

Shamiso draws on several practical approaches in her work. She uses client-centred methods to build a respectful, accepting space where a person can lead the conversation. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try alternative, more helpful responses.

Her background includes helping people with relationship difficulties and family matters, and with trauma, bereavement and grief. She has supported people facing intimacy-related concerns, separation and infidelity, and the stress of caregiving or blended family dynamics. She also has experience with hoarding problems, immigration-related stress, and the emotional effects of money worries.

Sessions focus on concrete steps and clearer thinking. Shamiso helps people set small goals, notice routine habits, and try new ways of coping. She aims to make change feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

People who contact Shamiso typically start by describing the issue that brought them in. From there she works collaboratively to choose approaches that suit the person’s goals and circumstances.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling

Shamiso commonly combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathic listening and letting the person lead the pace of sessions, which helps when someone needs space to talk things through. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Shamiso will discuss your goals and preferences and adapt methods as you go. That means plans can change if a different approach seems more helpful over time.

The biography lists face-to-face, telephone and video counselling, so check current options before you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Telephone work can be useful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, while video sessions allow for visual cues that help the counsellor and client connect.