Nahid Aghili, BACP

Nahid Aghili is a counsellor with 17 years of experience. She trained with a postgraduate diploma in Transactional Analysis and is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). She speaks English, Persian (Farsi), and Italian and draws on that cultural background in sessions.

Nahid follows a person-centred approach and uses Transactional Analysis as a core orientation. She emphasises a genuine therapeutic relationship where people feel heard and respected. Sessions focus on clear, honest conversation rather than labels or judgement.

In practice she balances empathy with practical problem solving. That means listening closely, reflecting what matters, and helping people try small steps that suit their lives. She aims to move at each person’s pace rather than pushing for quick fixes.

Nahid often works with relationship concerns, parenting and family issues, grief, and emotional difficulties such as depression, anxiety and stress. She also supports people with trauma and abuse histories, LGBT matters, intimacy questions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and career concerns.

Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care themes, ageing and geriatric matters, cancer, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and HIV/AIDS. Her work also touches on compassion fatigue and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, helping people cope with life changes and difficult feelings.

Her style is warm and direct. She aims to create a respectful space where clients can explore feelings and try new ways of coping. To begin, readers should use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape how people connect today, which can help with intimacy, trust and family of origin issues. Client-Centred Therapy centres on being heard and respected so people can explore feelings at their own pace and find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then try methods that suit each person. That collaborative process means plans can change as new needs or insights emerge.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session formats available before booking. Confirm which formats the counsellor offers when you match and schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. It can also let a person join from a different time zone if needed, which helps international clients arrange appointments across borders.