{"id":22,"date":"2020-01-15T11:20:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T11:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zayna.net\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2024-09-23T11:49:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T10:49:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zayna.net\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Every client has the ability to be curious about their therapist, curiosity is natural and valid.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

My journey to being a therapist is through the lens of my own therapy, where it reaffirmed my belief, that a positive therapeutic interaction can be life changing.<\/span><\/h4>

I’m an LGBTQIA+, GSRD (Gender, Sex & Relationship Diversity), Polyamory, Race & Ethnicity Hypno-Psychotherapist, presenter, relationship coach, mental health consultant and trainer based in Oxfordshire, UK.<\/span>
A Pink Therapy GSRD awareness endorsed trainer, Diversity & Equalities Officer at The National College of Hypnosis & Psychotherapy, 1st PoC Chair of Oxford Pride 2019-2021.<\/span>
A Stonewall PoC Role Model and experienced therapist, columnist to OxMag and Fyne Times and multimedia contributor. An advocate for raising awareness of marginalised groups within society, I have been\u00a0twice nominated for the National Diversity Awards Positive Role Model (LGBT+).<\/span><\/h4>

In my practice I use cross modality interventions and theory to encourage engagement with psychotherapy from marginalised groups within society.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

Currently writing and developing interventions as the DEIA lead for The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. Podcast host of \u201cBeyond Monogamy with Zayna and Jonathan, discussing and raising awareness of relationships outside the mainstream.<\/span><\/h4>

I write and train on the legal and ethical practicalities of neurodiversity, sexuality, gender, relationship diversity, disability, race and ethnicity.<\/span><\/h4>

Member of the The National Society of Talking Therapies<\/a>, and the Association of Cognitive Behavioural Science as both a DEI trainer<\/a><\/span><\/h4>

and practitioner<\/a>.<\/span><\/h4>

I picked a comprehensive course to what will be a\u00a0Masters Level Advanced Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy.\u00a0My course\u00a0ensured\u00a0I am\u00a0comprehensibly\u00a0trained, independently supervised by an\u00a0internationally renowned Hypno-Psychotherapist and meet the criteria of ongoing continuing professional development.<\/span><\/h4>

I am\u00a0currently serving as the Diversity & Equalities Officer at the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy,\u00a0where I\u00a0presented on 50 Shades of Sexuality at the 2018 conference and What\u2019s EDI got to do with it at 2021 conference.<\/span><\/h4>

I have\u00a0over 1000 client hours behind me in my specialist areas around LGBTQIA+ and race and ethnicity.<\/span><\/h4>

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