Counselling & psychotherapy for adults

Understanding ourselvescan change how we live.

People come to therapy for many reasons. Sometimes the reason is clear. You may be facing something that has changed your life, struggling with feelings or relationships, or noticing patterns that seem difficult to change. At other times, you may only know that something does not feel right.

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

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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When we begin to talk...

You don’t have to present a polished version of yourself.

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.

I don’t take that trust for granted.

I won’t assume that because I have heard something similar before, I already understand 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, including times when your thoughts, feelings and actions do not seem to fit together. We can become curious about where these patterns came from, what keeps them going and why knowing that something is causing difficulty does not always make it easy to change.

I won’t simply agree with everything you say.

At times I may question something, point out a contradiction or invite us to look at something differently. I am not there to decide what is right for you. We are trying to understand 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.

Something has changed

A relationship has ended. You may be grieving the loss of someone important to you. Your family, health, work or circumstances have changed. Sometimes life moves in a direction we did not expect, and the way we understood ourselves or our place in it no longer feels quite the same.

Something has become difficult to live with

You may be living with depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, low self-worth, overwhelming emotions or a sense of disconnection. It may be recent or something you have carried for many years. You may have found ways to carry on without the difficulty disappearing.

Something keeps repeating

You may notice familiar patterns in your relationships, choices or behaviour. You may understand some of what is happening and still find yourself returning to it. Understanding a pattern does not always make it easy to respond differently.

What happened before may still matter now

Earlier relationships and experiences can influence how we feel about ourselves, what we expect from other people and how we respond in relationships now. Family, attachment, culture and belonging may all be part of understanding what has shaped us. Read about culture, family and identity →

Beauty can take root in the most unexpected places.

At the beginning, we will consider what has brought you to therapy, what life is like now and what you would like to be different. We may also think about the relationships and experiences that could help us understand it.

We don't have to understand everything at once.

As we work together, things may begin to connect. Sometimes I will listen and give something time; at others I may ask a question, make an observation or invite us to look at something differently.

What happens between us matters too.

If I misunderstand you, something I say does not sit right or you feel the therapy is not helping, I would want us to talk about it. You do not have to agree with me for therapy to work.

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.

That experience has not taught me to assume that I already understand someone. It has taught me how much there can be to understand.

My experience informs how I work, but I meet each person with openness, without assuming I already understand who they are or what their experience means.

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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

£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.

Face-to-face therapy

Face-to-face sessions are not currently available. I will update the website when that changes.

Online therapy

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.

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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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