You’re not broken. You’re responding to a broken world.
Integrative Arts Psychotherapy for people longing to transform pain into power, blending creativity, culture, somatics, and spirituality.
About our work together
Therapy with me isn’t about “fixing” you. It’s about remembering who you are beneath the noise, the numbness, and the narratives that told you you’re too much, not enough, or out of place.
I don’t see your pain as pathology. I see it as your wisdom. It’s your body’s way of telling the truth about your life, your history, your ancestors, and the world you live in.
Together, we’ll make space for what hurts, listen for what’s ready to heal, and begin to move what’s been held inside through creative expression, gentle body-based practices, and compassionate reflection.
My approach blends integrative and relational arts psychotherapy with somatic and spiritual practices. It’s trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and justice-aware, acknowledging how systems of power, privilege, and oppression shape our emotional lives.
You don’t need to have the words, the art skills, or the answers. Just bring yourself, as you are.
In our sessions, we’ll slow down, breathe, and reconnect you to the life force within; the creative, intelligent, and multidimensional energy that holds all of your parts. The tender and the fierce. The quiet and the wild. The advocate and the dreamer. From this place of wholeness, healing becomes less about perfection and more about presence.
It’s a return to the aliveness of being fully, unapologetically you.
Who I Work With
Many people come to therapy feeling lost, disconnected, or unsure of themselves.
You might be questioning your purpose, feeling creatively blocked, or carrying a quiet heaviness that’s hard to name.
Perhaps you’ve been strong for too long, holding yourself together for others, for your community, for the world and something inside you is asking for space to breathe.
I work with people who are ready to pause, to listen inward, and to explore how their personal stories, family histories, and the wider world around them all shape their emotional lives.
Together, we’ll tend to the layers of your experience, not to pathologise your pain, but to understand it with compassion and curiosity.
Whatever you’re carrying, there is space here for all of you… your story, your wounds, and all that you are becoming.
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How We’ll Work Together
My integrative approach draws on Western arts psychotherapy, nature-therapy, transpersonal, psychodynamic, transactional analysis, gestalt, attachment theory, mentalisation, and neuroscience. I have training in ancient Eastern philosophy and practices that draw on Vedic wisdom, Yoga, Buddhism, Zen and Ayurveda. My approach is uniquely tailored to you, and your lived experiences.
The heart of our work is our relationship. I hold space with empathy, respect, and collaboration. Together, we co-create a safe, trusting environment where you’re invited to express your emotions, access your inner wisdom, and experiment with new ways of being.
I offer online therapy, alongside workshops, retreats, and creative wellbeing sessions both online and in person in the UK. Our work moves at your pace, honoring your readiness and boundaries.
Modalities, Practices and Principles
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Creative Arts
When words fall short, images speak. Through painting, drawing, clay, poetry, music, movement or sandtray, you’ll access the parts of yourself that logic alone can’t reach.
Art-making helps you safely express what’s been buried, make sense of the unsaid, and rediscover your creative life force; the spark that reminds you: you are alive.
You don’t need to be an artist. The power is in the process, not the product.
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Somatic Awareness, Breathwork & Movement
The body remembers what the mind forgets.
We’ll learn to listen to your body’s language; sensations, tension, posture, breath, and gently support the nervous system to regulate and release.
This reconnects you with your natural rhythms and anchors you in safety, presence, and power.
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Meditation & Guided Imagery
Stillness and imagination are portals to insight.
Through guided meditations, visualisations, and breath practices, you’ll learn to calm your inner world, strengthen your awareness, and develop a felt sense of compassion and grounding.
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Relational and Integrative Psychotherapy
At the heart of our work is the relationship between us; a space of warmth, honesty, and respect.
You lead the pace, and I meet you there.
Together, we’ll explore how your patterns of connection, protection, and adaptation have shaped who you are, and how they can begin to transform.
A little about me
It’s important that you choose to place your trust in a therapist that you can relate to, feel safe with, and understood by. Beyond the human labels that are most familiar to us, I am a lover of nature, creator of joy, social activist, intuitive artist, wise mystic and I embody the spirit of a brave-heart lioness.
I’m a mixed-race, multi-ethnic, cis-gender woman of colour, born in the UK to first-generation refugee parents. I know what it feels like to be ‘othered’ and to carry the weight of cultural dissonance. Healing for me has meant learning to love and celebrate all parts of myself, and cultural sensitivity is deeply woven into my work with you.
Integrative Arts Psychotherapy
1:1 online arts psychotherapy to deepen your relationship with yourself and strengthen your mental health and wellbeing
Creative and Meditation Facilitator
I hold space at online and in-person workshops and retreats including ‘Love your Rage’ and ‘Route to your Soul’
Creative Wellbeing In the Workplace
Group based online and in-person workshops that promote self-awareness, enhances connections and fosters wellbeing in organisations
Intuitive Energy Healing Sessions
1:1 online or in-person sessions that use life force energy to bring awareness to energy blocks and activate inner healing
When you choose to ignite your creative fire,
your potential becomes exponential
If you’re ready to live a life aligned with your heart’s deepest desires, let’s connect.
The world needs who you are becoming
What People Are Saying
“Zaira holds space with a profound level of compassion and care. It was transformative to feel so held and seen, and she reconnected me with a deeper level of purpose, connectedness, joy and gratitude in my life. Our time together was a blessing and a gift.”
-Robert Alexander, Co-founder, Breathscape, USA
"Zaira was an intuitive facilitator that encouraged participation and kept us engaged throughout. The workshop was delivered at a brilliant pace, ran smoothly and catered to those with varying levels of experiences of art therapy. The feedback from our staff was extremely positive and we would definitely welcome Zaira back for further sessions."
-Megan Larner, HR Manager, Rawlinson and Hunter, UK
“My sessions with Zaira were nothing short of incredible. She guided me into a safe space to process, release and transform on so many levels. She's got a unique gift and I recommend her to anyone who is looking for ways to let go, connect and expand.”
-Alexandra Wicksell, Founder, The Leap Space, Spain
“Zaira is truly empathetic, intuitive and uses unique techniques and non-traditional approaches that helps one to achieve their full potential. She’s easy to talk to, understanding, and her perceptions helped me to learn about myself, uncover hidden problem areas that had been clogging my life and grow substantially.”
-Jonathan Schechter, Membership Manager, Hush House, USA
Are you ready to ignite your creative fire and manifest a life filled with limitless possibilities?
Click below to book a free therapy or coaching discovery call, learn more about creative wellbeing workshops or to book an energy healing session.
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Qualifications and Training
Masters in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education)
Certificate in Counselling Skills with the Arts (IATE)
Osho BodyMind Meditation Facilitator (Osho Himalayas)
Osho In-depth Meditation Facilitator (Osho Himalayas)
Yoga Teacher Training 200 hours (Triguna and Yoga Alliance)
Co-active Coaching (ICF)
Organisational and Relational Systems Coaching (ORSC)
Shamanic Energy Healing (Deselva School of Training)
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Professional Memberships
The British Association of Art Therapists
The Black, African and Asian Therapists Network
The UK Council for Psychotherapy
Le Ciel Foundation - Holistic Visions Community
Nexus Global