Ayesha Mirza, NCPS

Ayesha Mirza is a UK-based licensed therapist with four years of professional experience working within an NHS agency. She supports people facing stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low motivation, self-esteem challenges, and confidence concerns. Ayesha approaches therapy with the belief that each person is the expert on their own story and that existing strengths can be mobilised to overcome what feels overwhelming.

She works in English, Punjabi, and Urdu, and is available to clients in the United Kingdom as well as international clients. Ayesha holds the NCPS credential, a professional counselling qualification that reflects her clinical training and commitment to professional standards. Her practice also attends to related issues such as adoption and foster care, multicultural concerns, fertility and immigration challenges, obsessive and compulsive behaviours, phobias, postpartum depression, self-harm, and sexual assault and abuse.

Therapeutic work with Ayesha emphasises a supportive, client-centered stance that values collaboration and personal agency. She aims to help people take the courageous first steps toward greater wellbeing, offering practical and compassionate support as clients explore goals, build resilience, and pursue a more fulfilling life.

Client-Centered Care and Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy places the client at the heart of the process, offering empathetic listening and nonjudgmental support while the therapist helps uncover personal strengths and clarify goals. This approach is well suited to concerns such as low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, stress, and anxiety because it fosters self-awareness and confidence in decision making.

A strengths-based orientation complements client-centered work by highlighting resources and abilities clients already possess and building on them to address trauma, motivation challenges, and life transitions. This perspective helps people move from feeling stuck to taking practical steps toward change.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Ayesha works together with each client to determine which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts her style as the work evolves. Clients can expect a partnership where their priorities guide the focus of sessions.

Online therapy with Ayesha is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences. These options make it easier to access regular support from registered professionals and therapists without geographical constraints, helping clients maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.