Mahin Hamidi , BACP

Mahin Hamidi is an integrative therapist and a registered member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, in the United Kingdom. She blends a range of counselling theories and techniques - including cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic ideas, gestalt, person-centred approaches, and compassion-focused work - to create personalised treatment that considers life context, influences, and the many layers of a person’s experience.

She has supported people dealing with stress and anxiety, dissociation, OCD, autism, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, childhood trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and the everyday challenges of life change, acceptance, control, and balance. Her practice also addresses concerns such as eating and food-related issues, self-esteem struggles, anger, addictions, and compassion fatigue, with attention to attachment, abandonment, codependency, and communication patterns.

Mahin works from the perspective that each person is the expert on their own story and that existing strengths can be mobilised to move toward change. Seeking help is framed as an act of courage, and she aims to support and empower clients as they take steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-driven steps despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, low mood, and situations where avoidance keeps life narrow.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, offering a way to address relationship difficulties, intimacy-related issues, and patterns that stem from abandonment or attachment wounds.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience, emphasizing empathy, acceptance, and the client’s strengths so they can find their own solutions - a helpful approach for building self-esteem, processing grief, and navigating life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Mahin will work collaboratively with each person to identify which methods and strategies fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts her work as those needs evolve.

Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - offer practical flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. These options let clients choose the format that feels most comfortable, maintain continuity through changes in schedule or location, and access licensed professionals and therapists without added travel time.