Aishah Elgindy, BACP

Aishah Elgindy is a counsellor with over 10 years of practice who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and the impacts of trauma and abuse. She also helps those dealing with family conflict, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictive behaviours, eating and sleeping difficulties, and parenting strains. Aishah is a member of the BACP, which is shown as BACP on her profile, and she offers sessions in English to clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Aishah trained within the NHS as a bereavement counsellor and worked in a specialist women and children’s antenatal counselling centre. She has more than four years' experience in mental health recovery services. Her background includes supporting people who have been diagnosed with Asperger’s, obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADHD, depression and anxiety, and she has helped those coping after the loss of a child.

Her day-to-day approach is person-centred, focusing on the person rather than on labels. She also works in an integrated way, combining counselling with mentor and life coach elements when that suits the client's goals. Sessions aim to be practical and grounded, helping people notice thoughts and everyday habits and try manageable changes.

In the room she creates an open space where clients can talk without judgement. She draws on mindfulness and solution-focused ideas alongside trauma-focused work when needed. The emphasis is on working together to find realistic steps forward and on adapting pace to what each person needs.

People considering a first session are invited to reflect on what they want to change and to use the matching process to schedule a suitable time.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Aishah blends person-centred work with mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to help people notice thoughts and everyday habits and make small changes. Client-Centred Therapy means the session is led by the individual's concerns and pace, helping people feel heard and understood. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and improve focus. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and short-term goals to move towards what a person wants to be different.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then try methods together to see what helps. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as the relationship and needs develop.

Confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing sessions during a lunch break. It can also offer options such as shorter check-ins when needed and ways to continue progress between appointments through simple exercises and reflective tasks.