Arif Moghal · MA · MBACP · MNCPS
Counselling &
Therapy
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression, or feeling stuck? Has life become difficult or confusing? Are you having relationship or family issues? Or maybe there are experiences in the past that you need to talk about? Or are things just not working out the way you want or the way you hoped? We all sometimes need another person to hear us, to listen. I’m glad you found your way here.
How to begin
Issues I Work With
A space for whatever you bring
I work with people with many issues, including but not limited to anxieties; depression; relationships with partners and family; relationships with food; relationships with body image; low self-worth; loss; procrastination; stress; panic attacks; addiction recovery; OCD; early attachment issues; grief and bereavement; loneliness; separation; anger; insecurity. And I have always worked with clients who have a diagnosis of ADHD.
It may also be though that you are generally dissatisfied and unhappy with your life and want to work out how to free yourself up and live a happier and better life, or find a way to live a completely different life that is more in line with your wishes and hopes.
I work one-to-one with individuals and with groups.
Counselling & Therapy
What the work is like
Each week we’ll spend time together, in a safe and non-judgemental space. Together, and at your pace, we will unfold and untangle the problems and difficulties in your life. In this process alone there is often a great relief and unburdening.
It will never be about what’s wrong with you. It will be about what happened to you: about how you developed ways of living and being that made it possible for you to cope with the relationships and circumstances in your life, and how those patterns may have become stuck in you, getting in the way of letting you be who you are or who you want to be.
The aim is to bring awareness and then release, within the safety of our relationship, from the continuing effect of the seen and unseen shadows, patterns and negative emotional dynamics of the past.
All of your experiences, feelings, thoughts, curiosities and stories, and also all of your uncertainty will be welcome.
There is no obstacle in how young or old you are, in what your background or culture is, or in what has brought you here in this moment.
Cannot recommend Arif highly enough; he helped guide me to a place of understanding myself better and in turn, understanding the complexities of relationships. He set me on a life changing journey, at the heart of which is a new found connection with self. Thank you, Arif.Keiron
Arif listened, listened with genuine concern, and empathy. Whatever little or large I said he LISTENED. It was only through this display of genuine behaviour, compassion and concern towards what I had to say that I was able to deeply open up. For the first time in my life the weight on my chest was lifted.Yunus
We are a small charity that supports individuals who have developed an addiction to drugs and or alcohol. Arif volunteered to give his time to work with our service users. He conducted weekly group therapy sessions. Most of our service users have some sort of trauma that they are dealing with. Though Arif was an outsider to the group, within a short period of time he managed to gain their trust and they opened up some very personal aspects of their past. This is testimony to his skill as a therapist but also his genuine concern for those he worked with. We hope we are in a position in the future to be able to recruit his services again.Spinney Hill — Drugs, Alcohol & Addiction Support
How I Work
Long-term, relational, unhurried
I occasionally take on shorter term work. But I mainly engage in long term, open-ended, deeper and relational work with a psychodynamic focus, understanding how the unconscious, the unspoken, the past and early relationships are affecting us in ways we are not fully aware of.
My work is also strongly informed by humanistic approaches where the core values are meeting you where you are, being non-judgemental and authentic.
I’ll help you recognise, connect with and release yourself from the unconscious forces and the past events and relationships that continue to shape and obstruct your life today.
At times we will also just gently explore your everyday experiences of life. In doing so, you may find it becomes easier to put your thoughts and feelings into words — but through this and over time you will find more ease in being who you are, recognise in a deeper way who you are, and find a sense of home in who you are.
As needed I sometimes call on aspects of other modalities; active imagination, existential presence and here-and-now approaches, and trauma-informed work.
Memberships & Qualifications
BACP
Registered Member — British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
NCPS
Accredited Registered Member — National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
IGA
Associate Member — Institute of Group Analysis
Qualifications
- MA — Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice
- Diploma — Psychodynamic Counselling
- Diploma — Foundation in Group Analysis
How to Begin
Getting started is simple
The next step is to get in touch through one of the contacts below. I’m currently taking on new clients online. We begin with a free initial call to meet and start to talk about what’s happening.
Fees are £60 per weekly 50-minute session.
Get in touch
Email or call using the details below.
Free initial call
A short call to meet and start to talk about what’s happening.
Free assessment
A full session-length meeting to explore things further.
Begin
If we continue, a regular weekly time of fifty minutes.
Get in Touch
Let’s talk
Phone07463 749 598
Sessions are currently held online. We begin with a free initial call.