Arham Abtahi

Arham Abtahi is a BACP counsellor who uses a relational, integrative approach to therapy. She prioritises a client-centred way of working and focuses on building trust so people can talk about hard experiences. Her style is warm and collaborative and aims to help people find clearer ways forward.

She has six years of experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people with body image, attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, dissociation and other complex patterns that affect daily life.

In sessions she blends attachment-based thinking with existential and mindfulness ideas. That means she looks at how early relationships shape current feelings, helps people face difficult questions about meaning, and teaches simple attention and grounding skills. Motivational interviewing and a client-centred stance are used to help people identify goals and take small steps towards them.

Her work often explores how past family dynamics and communication patterns influence present relationships and choices. She encourages reflection on personal values, responsibility and patterns of behaviour, while recognising strengths and resilience. Therapy is framed as a shared process where the person sets the pace and priorities.

Arham practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. She welcomes people from different cultural backgrounds and aims to tailor each session to the individual’s needs and life context.

How Arham’s approaches translate to online therapy

Arham draws heavily on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working, with added elements of mindfulness and motivational interviewing. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence present feelings and patterns, which can help when addressing anxiety, intimacy concerns or family of origin issues. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, reflecting and following the person’s lead so they feel heard and can set the pace for change.

Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to identify goals, try different methods, and adjust the focus as needed. This collaborative stance helps match techniques to what feels most useful for the individual’s needs and preferences.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins between other commitments. It also supports continuity of care for people who are not in the same area as a particular counsellor. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques like guided mindfulness exercises, reflective conversation and motivational coaching to remote sessions, helping clients practise skills between meetings.