Bonita Zammit

Bonita Zammit is a counsellor who works using a person-centred, phenomenological approach to help people untangle relationship and emotional issues. She brings 14 years of experience and a calm, steady presence to sessions. Bonita holds BACP registration and practises in the United Kingdom. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions and intimacy problems.

Bonita has worked in multiple settings over her career. She has practised in a women's centre supporting survivors of domestic abuse and co-facilitates a 12-week Freedom Programme. Her past roles include private practice, a GP centre and work in a prison environment. These varied experiences inform how she approaches safety and practical support in counselling.

Her style emphasises understanding each person's perspective and building trust through respectful listening. She uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centred and Psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that affect relationships and self-worth. Sessions aim to create space for people to notice what matters and make changes that fit their lives.

Bonita supports people facing family and parenting stresses, blended family challenges, abandonment and attachment wounds, and issues such as narcissism, codependency, jealousy and isolation. She also works with those coping with trauma, sexual assault, eating or sleeping problems, and major life changes.

She continued professional and personal development after qualifying as an Integrative Counsellor in 2007 and holds an Advanced Diploma. Bonita describes counselling as a supportive space to work through hindrances and grow greater self-awareness.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Bonita uses Client-Centred work that focuses on listening and meeting the person where they are. This approach helps when someone needs a space to talk through stress, low self-esteem or relationship worries.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early bonds affect current relationships and intimacy. That can be useful for people dealing with codependency, abandonment or patterns linked to narcissistic behaviour.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Bonita will work collaboratively to identify which ideas best fit a person's goals and preferences, and adapt how sessions run as understanding grows.

Her biography reports previous experience with face-to-face, online and telephone work, but current session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, save travel time and allow check-ins during work breaks. Telephone conversations can suit people who prefer not to be on camera or need a shorter, simpler check-in.