Bonita Zammit, BACP

Bonita Zammit works from a person-centred and attachment-aware stance to help people with relationship and emotional difficulties. She is a BACP-registered counsellor with 14 years of professional experience. Bonita writes plainly and listens closely to what matters to each person. She has supported people with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions and stress. She also helps with intimacy and relationship concerns, family problems, parenting challenges, eating and sleeping difficulties, and recovery after trauma and sexual assault. Bonita pays attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency and jealousy. Her practice includes work with survivors of domestic violence and facilitation of a 12-week course that helps participants recognise abuse and its effects. She has also worked in GP settings, in prison, in private practice and in group environments. Much of her work has taken place face to face, online and by telephone. Bonita trained to Advanced Diploma level and continues professional and personal development through courses, reading and voluntary work. She describes counselling as a supportive space for people to notice what is getting in the way and to make change at their own pace. In sessions she aims to offer a steady, non-judgemental space where people can build trust, explore difficult feelings and begin to heal. The focus is on what feels relevant to each person and on practical steps they want to take next.

How attachment and person-centred work translates online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections. Online sessions use conversations to spot patterns of closeness, loss and mistrust, and to try out different ways of relating. This approach can help with intimacy issues, abandonment worries and codependency.

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor offers empathic listening and gentle reflection so clients can make sense of their feelings and decide what matters next. This style supports people dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the journey and will be decided together. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That means checking in about what helps and adjusting the way sessions are run over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation over distance, phone sessions give an option when bandwidth is low, and short live chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel, and to choose the way of communicating that feels most comfortable.