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Counselling & psychotherapy for adults

Understanding ourselvescan change how we live.

Something may have changed, become difficult to carry, or continued for longer than you expected. You may understand exactly what is happening, or only know that something no longer feels right.

A tangled thread gradually becoming a living branch
What feels tangled can still find its way.

I offer online counselling and psychotherapy to adults across the UK. Sessions are £60 for 50 minutes, with appointments available Friday to Sunday and a free 15-minute introductory conversation.

Imran Ahmed

I’m Imran, a counsellor and psychotherapist. I work with adults experiencing difficulties that can range from a challenging period in life to problems that are longstanding, complex, or deeply affecting everyday life.

This might involve depression or anxiety, difficulties in relationships, loss, trauma, overwhelming emotions, difficulties with trust or self-worth, feeling disconnected from yourself or others, or patterns that keep repeating despite your efforts to change them.

You may have a diagnosis or several ways of understanding what you are experiencing, or no name for it at all.

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BACP Registered member NCPS Accredited Registrant IPT UK Accredited Practitioner

When we begin to talk...

Therapy begins with what you bring into the space.

Talking openly to someone you have never met can feel exposing, particularly when there are things you have kept to yourself, found difficult to explain, or perhaps never said out loud before.

Speaking this openly involves trust, and I will treat that trust with care.

Therapy is more than simply agreeing.

Even when I have heard something similar before, I will remain open to what it means for you. I will listen, ask questions and take the time to understand.

As we get to know each other, we can look more closely at feelings, relationships, beliefs and patterns. We can become curious about where they came from, what keeps them going and why understanding a difficulty does not always make it easy to change.

At times I may question something, point out a contradiction or invite us to look at something differently. The choices about your life remain yours. Together, we can explore parts of yourself or your experience that may not yet have been fully recognised.

The moment passes; what it sets in motion remains.

Greater awareness can give you more choice.

What you want to hold on to, understand differently or change remains for you to decide.

From what has been endured, something new can still rise.

What might bring you to therapy?

You may have spent a long time trying to understand what is happening or finding ways to manage it alone. From the outside, life may still appear to be carrying on. Inside, you may feel hurt, frightened, exhausted, angry, numb, ashamed or unable to settle. You may know what has brought you here, or only know that continuing in the same way has become difficult.

When life changes

A relationship may have ended, or you may be grieving someone important to you. Changes in your family, health, work, identity or circumstances can bring feelings of loss, rejection, betrayal, fear, anger or loneliness. Sometimes it is not only what has happened that hurts, but the future, relationship or sense of yourself that you thought you had.

When living becomes harder

Depression can leave life feeling heavy, empty or stripped of pleasure. Anxiety may keep your mind and body on alert, repeatedly anticipating what could go wrong. Trauma, loneliness, low self-worth or overwhelming emotions can make ordinary demands feel harder, while other people may have little idea how much effort it takes to keep going.

When familiar patterns return

You may want closeness and also fear it. You may hide what you need and then feel unseen, keep giving more than you can sustain, withdraw before someone can hurt you, or work harder without ever feeling that you are enough. Recognising a pattern does not always release you from it. We can explore what it is connected to, what keeps it in place and what other responses might become possible.

When the past is still present

Earlier experiences do not always return as clear memories. They may appear in what you expect from yourself, what you fear from other people, the roles you take on and the ways you protect yourself. Family, attachment, culture, faith, duty, belonging and the difference between who you are privately and who you feel required to be may all matter. Culture, family and identity may be part of what you carry →

Where we begin

These experiences rarely fit into separate categories. What hurts now may be connected to relationships, losses, expectations or experiences that have accumulated over time. We can begin with what feels most pressing and gradually understand how the different parts connect.

Beauty can take root in the most unexpected places.

What happens in therapy?

You can begin with whatever feels most present, even if you are unsure where to start or how to explain it.

We begin with what feels most present and what you would like to understand or change. You can bring what is clear, what is uncertain and what has not yet found words.

We can understand things gradually.

Over time, feelings, relationships and ways of coping may begin to make more sense. I may give something time, ask a question, share an observation or invite us to look again.

What happens between us matters too.

If I misunderstand you, something I say feels wrong or the therapy feels unhelpful, I would want us to talk about it. Different views can be part of useful therapy.

You may want to know a little about my background.

More than two decades of counselling and mental-health work have shaped how I understand people, relationships and psychological difficulty. My experience has included NHS psychological therapy, longer-term individual work, therapeutic groups, supervision and work with severe and enduring mental-health difficulties. It has also taught me to remain open to how much there can be to understand.

My experience informs how I work. I meet each person with openness and take time to learn what their experience means to them.

Could working with me feel right for you? →
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Professional background

MSc Counselling & PsychotherapyUniversity of Salford

Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for DepressionSpecialist IAPT-accredited training

BACP Registered NCPS Accredited IPT UK Accredited

Practical information

Sessions and fees

Individual counselling & psychotherapy

£60per session

50 minutesper appointment

Usually weeklysessions booked individually

Therapy usually benefits from regularity, so I normally suggest meeting weekly at first.

Some people come with something relatively focused, while longstanding or complex difficulties may need more time. We can decide together what makes sense, and sessions remain arranged and paid for individually.

Across the UK

Online counselling and psychotherapy is available to adults across the UK.

Private online sessions

Online sessions are available through Microsoft Teams. You will need a private place where you can speak without being overheard.

Before therapy begins

An initial conversation

This is an opportunity to tell me a little about what has brought you here, ask questions and get a sense of whether we may work well together. It also allows me to consider whether what I offer is appropriate for you.

I offer a free 15-minute introductory conversation on Microsoft Teams before we decide whether to arrange a therapy appointment.

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Confidentiality

Your privacy matters to me.

Before we begin, I will explain clearly how your information is protected, what supervision means, and the rare circumstances in which confidentiality may have limits. You can ask about any part of this at any time.

Read about confidentiality and its limits ↗

Taking the next step

When you feel ready.

Online appointments are currently available. You can check the current arrangements or send a brief enquiry if you would like to ask a question.

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