Zen Qureshi
Integrative Psychotherapist
I'm a neurodivergent therapist offering LGBT+ affirming care. If you've spent years masking, or being told you're 'too much', you won't have to justify your identity here.
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About me
I'm a psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I'm also accredited by Derbyshire LGBT+, a charity supporting LGBT+ people. I specialise in working with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent clients, and with depression, bereavement, trauma, shame, anger, and complex trauma (CPTSD). Neurodivergence and gender diversity overlap more often than many people realise, and my own neurodivergence shapes how I work.
Outside of work, I love video games, fantasy books, research, and social justice activism, and I keep my practice evidence-informed. I've watched plenty of D&D campaigns too, so if games and stories are how you make sense of the world, I'm happy to explore what they mean to you.
Choosing a therapist can feel overwhelming, so I offer a free 15-minute consultation to see whether we'd be a good fit. Get in touch whenever you're ready.
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Approach
My main approach is Internal Family Systems (IFS), a parts-based model that sees the mind as made up of many different parts rather than one fixed identity. Some parts, called exiles, carry painful memories and feelings, often from earlier in life. Others are protectors: managers, who work to keep life running and keep us safe (through things like perfectionism, people-pleasing, masking, or self-criticism), and firefighters, who step in when that pain breaks through (through numbing and distracting things, like self-harm, overeating, undereating, or doomscrolling). Rather than trying to get rid of any part, we get to know each one with curiosity and compassion, so it no longer has to carry so much on your behalf.
Around that, I draw on other approaches as they're useful to you. Person-centred therapy shapes the relationship itself: warm, non-judgemental, with you as the expert on your own life and the one who sets the direction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers practical tools for working with unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour. Attachment theory helps us understand how your relationships, past and present, have shaped the way you relate to yourself and others.
I don't believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. We'll work out together what fits you, and I'll check in regularly to see whether it's working.
Experience
Derbyshire LGBT+ - Mental health group facilitator
Al-Hurraya - Psychotherapist
Derby women's centre - Psychotherapist
Private Practice
Education
Master's in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy - University of Derby
Bachelor's in Psychology with Counselling Theory - University of West London
Derbyshire LGBT+ Accreditation
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
Insurances
