Arham Abtahi

Arham Abtahi is a counsellor with six years of practice and a BACP registration. She uses an integrative, relational approach that focuses on building a trusting connection. Her style is warm and straightforward, aiming to help people feel understood and to make practical progress.

Arham works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief and anger. She also helps people facing trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, relationship and family problems, and challenges around intimacy and attachment. Career worries and life transitions are part of her caseload too.

Her method blends attachment-based ideas with client-centred and existential perspectives. She pays attention to how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Sessions often explore personal values, meaning, and how to act differently in daily life.

Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are also part of her practice. These tools are used to support clearer thinking, steadier emotional responses and practical steps towards change. The focus is on small, manageable shifts rather than quick fixes.

Arham’s cultural background informs her work and helps her recognise complex cultural factors in people’s lives. She treats each person as an individual and works together with them to set goals. If someone decides to begin therapy, she guides them through the initial steps and ongoing planning.

Approach-led online counselling and practical support

Arham uses attachment-based and client-centred approaches to guide online work. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current feelings and reactions, which can help with anger, intimacy and relationship problems. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities, offering a non-judgemental space where the person leads the pace and topics.

She also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful. Mindfulness practices support noticing emotions and choosing responses rather than reacting automatically. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify goals and find their own motivation for change. Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the early sessions and will be agreed together based on needs and preferences.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or offering options that suit energy and concentration levels. The therapist will discuss what will work best and adapt the way of working to match each person’s goals and routine.