Aisha Rahim

• Psychodynamic therapy
• Relationship and intimacy
• Stress and anxiety

About Aisha

Aisha Rahim helps people work through stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief and loss, depression, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, intimacy concerns, self-esteem and career-related worries. She uses a psychodynamic approach and has five years of professional experience. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.

Aisha focuses on listening carefully to a person's story and noticing patterns that affect how they feel and relate to others. Sessions are conversational and reflective, with attention paid to feelings, memories and repeated ways of behaving. The aim is to understand how past experiences might shape current difficulties and to make sense of troubling reactions.

In practical terms she helps people name difficult feelings, talk about painful events, and think about relationship dynamics. This can make it easier to try different ways of coping and to set clearer personal boundaries. She also supports people facing life changes such as career shifts or bereavement.

Her psychodynamic work uses regular meetings to build an understanding over time. A clinician using this approach will often look at themes that come up again in sessions and consider how these relate to wider life patterns. Sessions are paced according to what the person needs and how they prefer to work.

Aisha offers an environment where clients can speak openly about sensitive issues and work towards greater clarity about feelings and relationships. She combines careful listening with reflective questioning to help people move forward.

How psychodynamic work translates to online counselling

A psychodynamic approach looks at feelings, past experiences and repeating relationship patterns to make sense of present difficulties. It often involves noticing themes that come up in conversations and reflecting on how these connect to your current life. This can help with anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns.

Working online with this clinician means the therapeutic style is the same: listening, reflection and gradual development of understanding. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences with the client and choose ways of working that suit the person. Deciding on the best approach is a collaborative process and can be reviewed over time.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the options available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family commitments, reduce travel time, and allow meetings from different locations. Some formats may be shorter or involve audio only, which can suit people who prefer not to use video or who need a quicker check-in during a busy day.

Topics Aisha lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Depression
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes

Ways of working

• Psychodynamic Therapy

Questions about Aisha

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas she helps people with, including everyday worry and more ongoing anxiety.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises psychodynamic therapy, which focuses on feelings, memories and repeated patterns in relationships.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What formats are sessions available in?

Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost and how do they run?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.