About Nisha
Nisha Irfan is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleeping problems, anger, career changes and issues linked to sexuality, including LGBT matters.
Nisha works with people living with bipolar symptoms, ADHD and compassion fatigue, and she offers coaching-style support for life transitions. Nisha trained at the University of Nottingham, where she completed a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she holds a Diploma in Clinical Supervision from the Centre for Personal and Professional Development.
Background and approach
She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - and follows that organisation’s Ethical Framework and Professional Conduct Procedure. Her counselling style is humanistic and relational. Sessions aim to create space to talk, to understand patterns that cause pain, and to practice different ways of coping.
Nisha describes her work as trauma informed and draws on body-based methods to help the nervous system settle. She uses a mix of approaches depending on what a person needs. This includes attachment-based and client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural ideas for practical skills, mindfulness exercises, and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for trauma-related memories.
She also works with tension, trauma and stress releasing exercises (TRE) that focus on easing held muscular tension. Nisha brings about 12 years of experience to her practice in the United Kingdom. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not take international clients.
Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and formats with the service.
What Nisha works with
Everything Nisha lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Nisha is listed here; the rest shows what else Nisha works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Approaches Nisha lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- 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 therapeutic approaches shape online work
Nisha uses attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationships shape current ways of relating. This approach can help people who struggle with trust, closeness or repeating patterns in relationships.She also draws on client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and following the client’s pace. This helps people feel understood and brings attention to what matters most in their lives.
EMDR, eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, is used for trauma-related memories and distress. In practice it involves bilaterally stimulating the senses while talking about memories, with the aim of easing the emotional charge linked to those events.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt methods over time in collaboration with the client.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as arranging meetings around work or caregiving. It also allows people to continue work with the same counsellor if they move within the United Kingdom. The original profile does not state which session formats are offered, so confirm the available formats and scheduling options before booking.
Questions people ask about Nisha
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Nisha supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related issues. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, career changes, and sexuality-related questions including LGBT matters.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is humanistic and relational, aiming to build a strong working relationship and to explore patterns that cause difficulty. Sessions are trauma informed and include attention to the body as part of recovery.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has around 12 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including post-traumatic stress, low self-esteem, phobias, complicated grief and relationship problems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Diploma in Clinical Supervision, and is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is set according to the service details.
How do I start working with this counsellor?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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