Arham Abtahi, BACP

Arham Abtahi is a BACP-registered mental health counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of clinical experience. She offers integrative, trauma-informed care that responds to a wide range of mental health challenges and complex traumas. Drawing on a relational framework, Arham supports people affected by child sexual abuse, domestic abuse, anxiety, depression, loss, isolation and other trauma-related difficulties while attending to both psychological and bodily aspects of healing.

Her background within a complex cultural context helps her connect with culturally nuanced concerns and to approach each person with empathy and sensitivity. Arham places strong emphasis on the therapeutic relationship as a catalyst for change, combining evidence-informed methods with a trauma-aware stance and tailoring interventions to each individual's history and needs. She explores how early relationship dynamics and attachment patterns shape present experiences and works to strengthen clients' resilience and self-understanding.

Arham adopts a collaborative, client-centred way of working - listening closely, honouring clients' goals and sharing responsibility for the therapeutic journey. She welcomes people who are ready to take the first step toward greater understanding and wellbeing and offers supportive guidance throughout the process.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and emotional response. This approach helps people understand issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties and relationship patterns by exploring relational history and building new ways of relating.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises the client's own experience and capacity for growth. The therapist offers empathic understanding and non-directive support, helping clients clarify goals, strengthen self-awareness and work through concerns such as low self-esteem, life transitions and relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Arham works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as therapy progresses so the work remains aligned with what the client hopes to achieve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, to connect across distances and to choose the format that feels most comfortable, while working with registered professionals who tailor their approaches to each client's situation.