Shahin Bandali

Shahin is a dedicated and compassionate counselor specialising in person-centered and gestalt appraoches. With profound commitment to guiding individuals on their journey towards self-discovery and empowerment, she has been actively involved in the field for the past two years. Shahin can understand diverse ethnic cultures and speaks a few Asian languages.  She is BACP registered and hold a diploma in Gestalt Therapy.

As a person-centered counsellor, her approach revolves around creating a safe and empathetic space for clients to explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences without judgment. She firmly believes in the inherent capacity of individuals to move towards positive change when provided with the right conditions and support. 

Her expertise extends to Gestalt therapy, a dynamic and holistic modality that focuses on the present moment of here and now. As a Gestalt Therapist she believes in working under the umbrella of Phenomenology as a philosophical and psychological approach that focuses on describing and understanding human experience from a first-person perspective. It emphasises the consciousness and structure of subjective experience. A central premise is the exploration of the client’s lived experience, perceptions, and feelings without making assumptions and interpretations. To seek to uncover the unique way in which an individual experiences the world, relationships and themselves.

Shahin is a firm believer in building a strong therapeutic alliance through relational depth, she believes feeling the warmth, compassion and connectivity between client and therapist is pivotal for moving forward together on this collaborative journey.