- Attachment based work
- Person centred way
- Trauma and abuse
About Bonita
Bonita Zammit is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 14 years' experience. She works with people on relationship and family concerns, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, depression and bipolar, and issues such as guilt and shame.
She trained as an Integrative Counsellor in 2007 and holds an Advanced Diploma. Since qualifying she has worked one-to-one and with groups in a variety of settings. Her roles have included practising in a women's centre supporting survivors of domestic abuse, co-facilitating a 12-week Freedom Programme, working within a GP centre, in a prison, and offering private practice sessions.
Bonita describes her approach as phenomenological and person-centred. She uses these ways of working to build trust and help people reflect on their relationships and life choices. In sessions she focuses on what a person is experiencing now and how past patterns influence current feelings and behaviour.
She has continued professional development through courses, reading and voluntary work. Her background includes supporting people with attachment-related concerns, blended family issues, codependency, abandonment, and the effects of sexual assault and domestic violence. Bonita also works with practical concerns such as sleep, eating, parenting and career matters.
People who meet her can expect a steady, non-judgemental approach that aims to increase awareness and understanding. To arrange sessions a short matching questionnaire and scheduling are used, so prospective clients can begin by selecting the online therapy options and completing the form.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect feelings and reactions now. Online sessions using this lens focus on patterns in close relationships, attachment needs, and how those patterns show up in adult life. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's own experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens without judgement, helps the person describe what they feel, and supports them to make sense of their choices and next steps. Psychodynamic ideas explore how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current behaviour and emotions, which can help when guilt, shame or repeated relationship difficulties reappear.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help the client identify which way of working fits their needs, goals and preferences, and may use elements from more than one approach as the work develops. This is handled together rather than decided for the client.
The biography records that she has worked face to face, online and by telephone; confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Telephone sessions can suit times when video is not possible and can be less demanding on bandwidth. Ask about formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so practical arrangements match your routine.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she focus on?
She works with relationship and family difficulties, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, mood conditions, and related issues such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?
She draws on a person-centred stance and phenomenological ideas to help people reflect on their feelings and the events that shaped them. The work focuses on present experience and how past patterns influence current reactions.
What is her background and experience?
She qualified as an Integrative Counsellor in 2007 and has 14 years' experience working in women's services, GP settings, a prison, groups and private practice.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from overseas?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
The biography notes she has worked face to face, online and by telephone in the past; confirm the current session formats before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.