Mahin Hamidi, BACP
5 years in practice
Mahin Hamidi is an integrative counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
License and registration
- BACP
- 407611 · expires November 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Mahin
Mahin Hamidi is an integrative counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She draws on five years of practice in the United Kingdom to offer straightforward, compassionate support for people feeling overwhelmed by life. Her work focuses on understanding the wider context around each person.
She uses a mix of approaches - including systemic ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-focused thinking - to look at patterns, relationships and how day-to-day life affects wellbeing.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to clarify what matters to the client and find small, useful changes to try. Mahin helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those facing trauma or abuse, grief and major life changes.
Other areas she commonly addresses include eating-related concerns, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own story. She listens for strengths, notices repeating patterns and works collaboratively to set realistic goals.
Practical tools are balanced with space to make sense of difficult emotions. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. People connect through a subscription system which can be cancelled at any time, and bookings are arranged after completing a short matching questionnaire.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mahin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mahin names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate well to online counselling
Systemic ideas look at patterns and relationships that shape how people feel and behave. Online sessions can help spot repeating dynamics and try different ways of responding to them, which is useful for relationship and family-linked concerns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building small, meaningful actions. It offers tools for managing difficult thoughts and feelings and can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions by teaching practical exercises to use between sessions.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early bonds affect current connections and emotional responses. This approach can help people understand trust, intimacy and patterns that show up in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods together and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the person rather than forcing a single technique.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular sessions. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier for check-ins; live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, journalling between appointments or when written reflection feels clearer. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, life changes and other concerns such as eating-related issues, addiction, anger and low self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She works in an integrative, collaborative way, mixing systemic thinking with cognitive and attachment-informed approaches to find practical steps and deepen understanding.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom and uses that experience to support clients through a range of life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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