Nahid Aghili, BACP

Nahid Aghili is a counsellor with 17 years' experience and a BACP registration. She trained with a postgraduate diploma in Transactional Analysis from Middlesex University and brings a person-centred way of working to sessions. Nahid speaks English, Persian (Farsi) and Italian, and has lived and worked across cultures. She aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that feels right for them.

Nahid frames therapy as a shared process. She combines warm, empathic listening with practical reality checking and problem solving. This means the room can be a place to talk things through, try out new ways of relating, and make straightforward plans for change.

Her work covers relationship and intimacy struggles, grief and loss, parenting stress, depression and anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people facing career shifts, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life changes such as ageing, adoption and foster care, or cancer-related issues.

Nahid uses approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. She emphasises the therapeutic relationship as central and adapts methods to each person rather than applying fixed labels.

People who choose Nahid often want a respectful, non-judgemental space to explore painful events and to work on practical steps forward. She invites clients to bring their real concerns and to shape sessions around their goals and tempo.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then focus on what matters most and take small committed steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people try different ways of relating in the present. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises a warm, non-judgemental relationship where the person leads the pace and content of sessions.

Choosing the right approach is often part of starting work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made over time if something is not helpful.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy lives and keeping continuity of care when travel is difficult. Online work can make it easier to maintain regular appointments around work, childcare or health needs. If you want to confirm which session formats are offered for this therapist, check the booking details before you schedule.