Nahid Aghili , BACP

Nahid Aghili is a qualified counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 17 years of professional experience helping people navigate relationship and family difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and a variety of life transitions. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Transactional Analysis (TA) studies from Middlesex University in London and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), which reflects her professional accreditation and commitment to recognised practice standards.

Born to a Persian family, she lived in Florence for many years before moving to London in the 1980s. Both English and Farsi are her first languages and she is also fluent in Italian, allowing her to offer therapy in multiple languages and to work with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her primary clinical orientations are person-centred work and Transactional Analysis, and she draws on additional approaches when they suit the client’s needs.

Nahid emphasises the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change, believing that therapy should be an authentic space where a person feels heard, valued and understood. She describes her role as both a leader and a follower in the therapeutic process, blending empathy and unconditional positive regard with practical reality checking and collaborative problem solving. She meets clients where they are, works at their pace, avoids stigmatizing labels and recognises the courage it takes to seek a more fulfilling life. Nahid welcomes international clients and accepts people with a wide range of concerns, including issues related to intimacy, self-esteem, career, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options with Nahid Aghili

Client-centred therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where the person’s own perspective guides the work; it helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and coping with life changes by prioritising empathy and respect for the client’s pace. Attachment-based therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current bonds and emotional responses; it is useful for people dealing with intimacy-related concerns, abandonment or family of origin issues. Trauma-focused therapy pays attention to the impact of past traumatic experiences and uses targeted techniques to help individuals process difficult memories and stabilize day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Nahid collaborates with each person to determine which methods best suit their needs, goals and preferences. She balances guidance with attentive listening so the work feels both safe and purposeful.

Online work with Nahid includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from various locations, accommodate busy lives, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.