Aisha Rahim
Compassionate psychodynamic counsellor for life changes
About Aisha
Aisha Rahim helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She supports those facing relationship and family strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, low self-esteem, LGBT concerns, career stress and wider life changes. Aisha is based in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
She uses psychodynamic therapy to look at patterns that repeat across relationships and life choices. In sessions she encourages people to talk about feelings and memories that may be shaping current behaviour.
Background and approach
The aim is to make those patterns clearer so people can make different choices. Aisha describes the therapy space as open and non-judgemental. She works with clients at a pace that feels manageable, helping them name difficult emotions and notice unhelpful cycles.
Practical conversation about day-to-day coping appears alongside deeper reflection on past experiences. Her background includes five years of professional experience and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. That connection means she follows recognised standards of practice in the UK.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Aisha uses short questionnaires and an initial match process to help people get started and find a good fit. People often come seeking relief from symptoms and clearer thinking about next steps.
Aisha aims to combine steady listening with thoughtful reflection so clients feel supported while they work towards change.
What Aisha works with
How Aisha works
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Sessions & fees
Psychodynamic insights and online therapy
Aisha primarily works with psychodynamic therapy, which focuses on patterns in feelings and relationships that often repeat without us noticing. This approach helps people make sense of how past experiences shape present choices and emotional reactions, which can be useful for anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and low self-esteem.The choice of approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about what they want to achieve and which way of working feels most helpful. Together they will try methods and adjust the focus so sessions match the client’s goals and pace.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and live chat or messaging suits short updates or people who prefer writing. These formats make therapy easier to fit around work, family life and busy schedules, while still allowing reflective dialogue and ongoing support.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
