Arham Abtahi

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment issues
• Mindfulness therapy

About Arham

Arham Abtahi works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression using an integrative, relational approach that centres on the client. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years' experience in the field.

She uses a mix of approaches to help people understand how early relationships shape current feelings. Sessions focus on what is happening now and how past attachments influence relationships and self-view. Practical techniques include mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support change and reduce distress.

Arham pays attention to relationship patterns and attachment issues such as abandonment and codependency. She also helps people affected by domestic violence, dissociation and body image concerns. Work can include talking through family of origin problems, grief, and intimacy-related issues.

Her client-centred stance means conversations start from the individual's priorities and goals. She uses existential ideas to address meaning, emptiness and how people make choices in difficult circumstances. The therapist combines listening with structured methods when helpful, such as goal-focused coaching for career or life-change decisions.

Sessions are presented plainly and directly, with an emphasis on building understanding and practical steps. Arham aims to help clients notice patterns, try out new responses and make changes that fit their daily life.

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships. Online sessions using this approach look at patterns of attachment, abandonment and closeness, and help people change how they relate to others and themselves.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises the person's own goals and experience. In practice this means the counsellor listens without judgment and follows the issues the client brings, supporting clearer self-understanding and personal choices.

Existential therapy addresses questions of meaning, choice and responsibility. It can help when people feel emptiness, are facing life changes, or want to make different decisions in work or relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and together with the client agree what to try first, reviewing progress and adjusting methods as needed in an open, collaborative way.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to work with a registered professional from another location without changing daily routines.

Topics Arham lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coaching
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Multicultural concerns
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Arham

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress feature among her core areas of practice and are addressed through approaches like mindfulness and motivational interviewing.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises an integrative, relational style that includes attachment-based, client-centred, existential and mindfulness approaches.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years' experience working as a counsellor with people affected by trauma, depression and relationship issues.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she see clients outside the UK?

She accepts international clients as stated in her practice details.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start sessions with her?

Begin by selecting the Talk to a counsellor online button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling your first session.