Zahira Masauood
Principal Counsellor
Zahira Masauood
Principal Counsellor
- MSc Soc (Professional Counselling, Australia) with specialisation in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Solution-Focused Behavioural Therapy & Transactional Analysis
- Grad Dip SocSc (Professional Counselling, Australia)
- Certified Behavioural Consultant (USA)
- Certified CBT Practitioner (USA)
- Dip Counselling
- Dip Applied Psychology
- Member with Singapore Association of Counsellors
Zahira holds a Masters and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Counselling. She is a Certified Behavioural Consultant (USA) and a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Practitioner. She is also a member of the Singapore Association of Counsellors (SAC).
Zahira has over 10 years of experience as a Counsellor. In her practice, she has worked in multiple clinical settings from corporate clients to students in the educational sector, voluntary organisations with geriatric patients and inmates in correctional facilities before taking on the current role as a counsellor/psychotherapist at Nuffield Wellness. She offers counselling for adults, adolescents, children and families on a broad range of issues including Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Eating Disorders, Body Image, Grief, Work-Related Stress, Addiction, Parenting, PTSD, Transitions and Relationships issues. She is passionate especially about helping women/mothers with their everyday challenges. Zahira’s therapeutic approach is integrative and person-centred, drawing on many evidence-based approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Theory (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, Expressive Therapies (Art & Sand), Transactional Analysis, Mindfulness-based Therapy to meet her clients' individual needs.
Having lived in different parts of the world and coming from a multicultural background, her exposure to diverse communities helped shape her worldview and values. Her guiding principle is the belief that everyone has the right to heal and grow in an environment where they feel safe, accepted and free of judgement. She focuses on building a relationship that fosters collaboration, trust, and transparency and is thoroughly committed to the confidentiality, integrity, and safety of her clients' mental and physical health.
In addition to her role as a Professional Counsellor, Zahira is also a mother who is actively involved in raising her daughter. She loves spending her time with artisanal baking and cooking for her family as a way to de-stress. She believes that our sense of love and belonging is fundamental to reaching our potential.
Before her experience as a counsellor, she has also worked in the corporate sector, which helped her understand issues relating to work-life balance, stress, and challenges in a corporate environment. In addition to her qualifications in counselling, she also has certifications in Human Resource Management.
