Nazanin Kamali
Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
PGDip Humanistic Counselling & Psychotherapy (Level 7), MBACP
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I am a Persian-British therapist offering person-centred counselling in Brighton and online. I bring not only professional training but lived experience as an immigrant, a mother, and someone who has navigated life between cultures. These experiences give me particular sensitivity to issues of difference, belonging, identity, and the challenges faced by those living between or outside dominant cultural narratives. Before retraining as a therapist, I spent over 30 years in art and design, specializing in furniture and interior design. That creative background still informs my practice—I listen with intuition, care, and attention to what often goes unspoken. I work extensively with professionals in the creative industries, particularly film and TV, and am part of the Wellbeing in the Arts network. I have experience working with neurodivergence (ADHD, autism), OCD, eating disorders, personality disorders, anxiety, depression, and creative blocks. I welcome clients of all genders, sexualities, relationship styles, cultures, and identities. My commitment is to offer a safe, inclusive, and affirming space where you can bring every part of yourself.
My work is rooted in person-centred therapy; a humanistic approach that trusts in your capacity for self-understanding and growth. I don't come with ready-made answers but offer a space where we can be open and real with one another, thinking together, exploring honestly, and finding meaning in what emerges. I work with the belief that many struggles—anxiety, depression, emotional distress—often stem from earlier experiences that felt overwhelming or unsafe. With the right environment and support, these experiences can be understood, integrated, and transformed. My approach is intentionally non-directive, supporting you to discover your own meanings, values, and ways of being. I meet you not as an expert diagnosing problems, but as a fellow human being who has also known complexity and the longing to be truly understood.
I arrived in the UK from Iran as a child in 1978 and have lived with the complexities of diaspora, displacement, and cultural navigation ever since. I understand what it means to feel othered, to carry multiple identities, and to search for belonging across borders and languages. I trained at the University of Brighton, earning a Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am a registered member of the BACP and work in accordance with their Ethical Framework. I have experience working with neurodiversity (ADHD, autism), OCD, eating disorders, personality disorders, and the particular challenges of procrastination and creative blocks. I work extensively with professionals in the creative industries, particularly film and TV, and am part of the Wellbeing in the Arts network. I understand the pressures of creative work—the financial insecurity, competitive environments, irregular schedules, and the emotional labor of creative practice. Alongside my private practice, I am a volunteer bereavement counsellor with Cruse Bereavement Support and have experience working with the NHS Staff Psychological Service and Anxiety UK. I maintain professional indemnity insurance and engage in regular clinical supervision.
Brighton & Hove Therapy Hub, Brighton (in-person) Online (UK-wide)