Nahid Aghili, BACP

Nahid Aghili is a counsellor with 17 years of experience who draws on a person-centred stance and transactional analysis study. She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and uses straightforward, respectful conversation to help them tackle relationship, grief, parenting and mental health concerns. Nahid speaks English, Italian and Persian and practises from the United Kingdom as a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).

Nahid keeps sessions simple and practical. She listens first and asks questions that help people notice patterns and make different choices. Where useful, she introduces problem-solving and reality checking alongside empathic listening. This blend supports changes in low mood, anxiety, stress and difficulties with sleep or self-esteem.

Her work is informed by approaches that focus on values, attachment and emotional connection. That means exploring how past relationships shape current responses and finding small steps that align with what matters to the person. She also uses trauma-focused ideas when people have been hurt or feel unsafe in their reactions.

Nahid helps with a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, family-related worries, parenting stresses, grief, anger, career questions and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing adoption and foster care questions, abandonment, attachment difficulties and health-related challenges such as cancer or HIV / AIDS.

Sessions are paced to suit the individual. Nahid aims to create an atmosphere of respect and dignity where people can speak without labels. She encourages collaboration so people leave with clearer choices and small, realistic steps toward change.

Online approaches that focus on connection and values

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-driven action rather than getting stuck in rumination. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes and chronic stress.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional responses. This approach helps people improve how they relate to others and manage intimacy-related struggles.

Nahid treats finding the right approach as a collaborative step. She will listen to each person’s goals and preferences and suggest techniques that match their needs. Together they check what feels helpful and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper emotional work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit quick check-ins and messaging supports regular brief contact between live sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and reduce the need to travel.