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Naghma Ferdos, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 10 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Coping with life changes

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Naghma Ferdos uses an integrative, client-centred approach to counselling. She believes people know their own lives best and works alongside them to make gradual, practical changes. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping someone feel safer thinking about difficult topics.

Naghma has ten years of experience working in the mental health sector in the United Kingdom. She has supported people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and coping with big life changes.

Background and approach

She also has experience addressing grief, parenting pressures and anger, alongside issues such as cancer, codependency and attachment concerns. Her practice draws on client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. That means sessions often involve listening closely, noticing thought patterns, practising grounding or breathing, and setting small, achievable goals.

The work is adapted to what an individual finds most useful. Naghma holds NCPS as a credential. She has provided support in a range of settings across the UK, including work with NHS-linked organisations.

She accepts clients from outside the UK and conducts sessions in English. New clients normally begin by answering a short matching questionnaire and arranging sessions that suit their schedule. Naghma aims to build simple practical steps into each session so people can try things between meetings and notice how small changes add up.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on building understanding and empathy through conversation, helping people feel heard and supported while they explore concerns such as relationship strain or low self-esteem. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety and stress, such as testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioural changes.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss personal goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then try techniques and adapt them over time. This collaborative process helps identify which methods bring the most benefit for the individual's situation.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different days and routines. Video can support more interactive CBT exercises, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can suit shorter check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family life and travel.

What concerns does this counsellor help with?

Naghma supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief and coping with life changes. She also works with parenting strain, anger and related issues such as codependency and attachment problems.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is integrative and client-centred, combining listening with practical techniques. Sessions use elements of cognitive behavioural work, mindfulness and solution-focused strategies to create small, manageable steps.

What is her background and experience?

She has ten years of professional experience in the mental health sector and has worked with NHS-linked organisations across the UK. That background informs a flexible, practice-oriented approach.

What credentials and location are listed?

She lists NCPS as a credential and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled?

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

How does someone get started with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

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Naghma Ferdos, NCPS

Background and approach

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety