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Linda Zack, BACP, NCPS

Credentials: BACP, NCPS
Experience: 10 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with GriefSleeping disorders

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Linda Zack uses a Gestalt approach to counselling and brings ten years of experience in volunteer and qualifying roles. She keeps sessions relaxed and conversational, helping people notice what they are thinking, feeling and doing in the present moment. Her manner is friendly and creative, and she focuses on practical steps clients can use right away.

Linda works with people facing grief and loss and those struggling with sleep problems such as insomnia.

Background and approach

She also helps with stress, anxiety, low mood, anger and situations where someone feels stuck. She pays attention to life changes and compassion fatigue as well as concerns around sexuality and LGBT issues. In sessions she encourages self-awareness and the discovery of strengths.

That involves noticing habitual patterns and trying small new behaviours in session to test different ways of being. This grounded style aims to build resilience and practical resources that carry into daily life. Linda also supports exploration of sexual diversity and kink in a non-judgemental way, and she can adapt communication to meet the needs of people who are hearing impaired.

Her work sometimes includes therapeutic coaching to create new perspectives and clearer next steps. She is registered with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and she offers both face-to-face and online options depending on the client’s preference.

Using Gestalt ideas online and practical approaches

Gestalt counselling focuses on awareness of the present moment. In practice this means noticing thoughts, feelings and behaviours as they happen and trying small, practical experiments to see what changes. This approach can help with stress, anxiety, low mood and feeling stuck by making immediate patterns clearer and more manageable.

She also uses therapeutic coaching techniques to create new ways of seeing problems and to set concrete steps forward. Coaching sessions aim to identify strengths and translate insights into actions people can try between sessions, which can speed up progress on specific goals like improving sleep or managing stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help decide which mix of present-moment awareness, coaching or other techniques best suits a person’s needs, goals and preferences. This is discussed collaboratively and adjusted as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let people work face to face when a visual conversation helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing check-ins and brief reflections between longer sessions. These options make it easier to match a format to someone’s routine and communication style.

What concerns does Linda commonly help with?

She works with grief and loss, sleeping problems including insomnia, stress, anxiety and depression, as well as anger and low self-esteem.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is relaxed and conversational with a Gestalt focus on the here and now and practical exercises to try different ways of being.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience working in volunteer and qualifying roles prior to registering with professional bodies.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international arrangements are in place?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging depending on what suits the client.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Grief
Sleeping disorders

Also listed

Experience: 10 years
Registered with: BACP, NCPS
Languages: English

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Linda Zack, BACP, NCPS

Background and approach

Using Gestalt ideas online and practical approaches

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with grief