Arham Abtahi, BACP

Arham Abtahi is a counsellor who uses a relational, integrative approach to help people work through distress. She combines attention to early relationship patterns with a focus on present difficulties. Her practice aims to make space for people to be heard and to build practical ways forward.

She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred principles to look at how past bonds shape today’s feelings and reactions. This can be helpful for people dealing with anxiety, stress, relationship worries, intimacy-related issues, abandonment and attachment concerns. She also supports those facing trauma, depression, grief and problems with self-esteem.

Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are woven into her work to help people notice unhelpful patterns and take small, achievable steps toward change. Arham pays attention to how the body and mind interact and encourages simple practices that can be used between sessions. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is checked regularly.

Arham has six years of experience in mental health counselling and holds BACP registration, meaning she is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with a wide range of life challenges including career stress, family of origin issues, communication problems and recovery from domestic violence.

Sessions are provided in English and Arham accepts international clients. If someone wants to begin, they are invited to use the continue button on this profile and complete a short questionnaire to match with her, then schedule according to her availability.

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Arham commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early relationships influence current feelings and relationship patterns. This approach helps people understand attachment needs, abandonment fears and how past hurts affect trust and intimacy.

She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which places the person's own experience at the centre of sessions. That means the counsellor focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people find their own solutions, useful for issues like low self-esteem, communication problems and life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor and client discuss goals and try different ways of working until they find what fits. Decisions about technique and pace are made together and adjusted as progress is reviewed.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives - for example shorter check-ins can be scheduled during a lunch break, or audio-only sessions used when bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to reduce travel and make regular attendance simpler, while still focusing on practical skills and emotional understanding.