About Nahid
Nahid Aghili is a counsellor with 17 years of experience and a Postgraduate Diploma in Transactional Analysis from Middlesex University. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, BACP. Nahid draws on a person-centred way of working and values clear, respectful relationships in therapy.
She approaches sessions as both guide and companion, matching empathy with practical problem solving. Nahid aims to make therapy an authentic conversation where clients feel heard and understood.
Background and approach
She does not use diagnostic labels to define people and prefers to focus on what matters now. Nahid works with a wide range of concerns, including relationship issues, grief, parenting, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and career questions.
She also helps people with LGBT-related concerns and with challenges such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, aging, cancer, HIV/AIDS and compassion fatigue. Her clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy. In practice these methods are used to support emotional awareness, repair relational wounds and build coping skills.
Nahid speaks English, Italian and Persian and is based in the United Kingdom. She invites people to move at their own pace and focuses on practical steps alongside listening, aiming to help clients make changes that fit their lives.
What Nahid works with
Everything Nahid lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Nahid is listed here; the rest shows what else Nahid works with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nahid lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How these approaches can work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps towards those values while building skills to handle difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand and change how they relate to others. This approach can support work on intimacy, communication problems and family of origin issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and daily life, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative process helps tailor the work to the person's needs and pace.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that remote sessions help them keep therapy consistent alongside work, family and other commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, emotional tracking and communication work to suit an online setting.
Questions people ask about Nahid
What issues does Nahid commonly help with?
Nahid works with concerns such as relationships, grief, parenting, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger and self-esteem. She also addresses LGBT-related concerns and a range of related life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, combining empathic listening with practical problem solving. She aims to create an authentic space where clients feel heard and valued.
What professional background does she have?
She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Transactional Analysis from Middlesex University and has 17 years of counselling experience.
Which professional credential does she hold?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, BACP.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions can be held in English, Italian and Persian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people living outside the United Kingdom can enquire about working together.
How are fees and payment arranged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the matching or booking process.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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