Counsellor profile
Nisha Irfan, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 12 years of experience
BACP accredited counsellor for trauma and relationships
Continue with NishaAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (117737)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Nisha supplied to BetterHelp.
- Trauma informed
- EMDR and TRE
- Attachment work
About Nisha
BACP accredited counsellor with a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy and 12 years' experience. Nisha Irfan works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression. She also supports people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, sleep problems, career pressures and ADHD.
Her counselling draws on a humanistic orientation that values the therapeutic relationship. She describes her work as trauma informed and uses body-based methods alongside talking therapy. Nisha offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, and teaches tension, trauma and stress releasing exercises (TRE) to help reduce bodily patterns of tension.
Sessions include elements from attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches when these suit the person's needs. She uses straightforward discussion, practical exercises and reflective listening to help people work through specific problems and day-to-day hardships. Mindfulness techniques are used to support emotional regulation and present-moment awareness.
Nisha has used these interventions to help with post-traumatic stress, phobias, complicated grief, anger, pain-related distress and low mood. She also addresses issues such as body image, codependency, dissociation and family of origin matters. Work can involve exploring past relational patterns as well as current coping strategies.
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy accreditation. Sessions are delivered in English. To begin, clients use the site matching process to book an initial appointment and discuss goals with her.
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions; it helps with intimacy issues, communication problems and attachment-related distress. Client-centred counselling emphasises the person's own experience and uses reflective listening and non-directive conversation to support self-understanding and emotional processing. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns such as anxiety or low mood.Deciding which approach to use is part of the first sessions. The counsellor will discuss your difficulties, goals and preferences and together you will choose methods that fit your situation. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses.
If you are considering remote work, please confirm the session formats available before booking as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use practices such as mindfulness or grounding exercises in their own day-to-day setting. Registered or accredited professionals will discuss practical arrangements when you book so you know what to expect.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression alongside relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her counselling style?
Her orientation is humanistic and trauma informed, using relational counselling with practical exercises and mindfulness techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working in counselling and psychotherapy.
What credentials and location does she have?
She holds a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy and is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Checking a registration
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