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Nagham Alaraji

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Nagham Alaraji

United Kingdom

Psychodynamic counsellor offering practical emotional support

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Trauma and grief
  • English and Arabic

About Nagham

Nagham Alaraji is a psychodynamic counsellor who combines listening with clear, practical support. She uses her three years of professional experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression.

She creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without judgment. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on small steps that can be taken between sessions.

Nagham draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current problems. She also uses trauma-focused methods when people are coping with painful events, and solution-focused techniques to identify practical next steps.

Her work includes attention to abandonment, attachment difficulties, adoption and foster care issues, and challenges such as body image, caregiving stress, and communication problems. She also supports people navigating cancer, ageing, and blended family concerns.

Nagham is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers therapy in English and Arabic and is based in the United Kingdom. To begin, a straightforward sign-up and matching process helps connect people with a suitable schedule and therapist.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on the patterns in a person's feelings and relationships. Online sessions can offer regular time to notice these patterns, reflect on how they began, and consider different ways to respond. Attachment-based work looks at how earlier relationship experiences affect trust and closeness now, and supports people who want to change how they relate to others.

She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify small, practical steps that can be tried between sessions. Trauma-focused methods are brought in when painful events need careful, paced attention. Together these approaches give options for both talking through experiences and trying concrete changes.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and will be decided collaboratively. The therapist will listen to the person's needs, goals and preferences and then agree on a way of working that feels most helpful.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow regular check-ins, and offer different ways to engage when someone prefers not to travel or needs shorter sessions during a workday.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Arabic

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Nagham helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and depression.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She works from a psychodynamic viewpoint with a warm, listening approach and practical steps added when helpful.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Arabic.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I do to start therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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