About me
Dr Niloufar Mersadi is a Counselling Psychologist with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma and post-traumatic stress, grief and loss, life transitions, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and questions of meaning, purpose, and fulfilment.
Working in private practice, Niloufar offers a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental space where clients can feel safe to explore their experiences, deepen self-understanding, and create lasting change. She draws on a range of evidence-based approaches tailored to each individual's needs, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), EMDR, as well as other trauma-informed and somatic-based interventions, EFT (tapping), Rebirthing Breathwork, Transpersonal Approaches, Art Therapy and Ecotherapy.
Alongside her work as a Counselling Psychologist, Niloufar is also a Life Purpose Coach. She supports clients in gaining clarity, overcoming self-doubt, navigating life and career transitions, and creating lives that feel deeply aligned with their values, strengths, and authentic selves.
Niloufar believes that healing occurs within the context of a trusting therapeutic relationship. Her approach integrates psychological expertise with a deep appreciation for the human capacity for growth, helping clients cultivate resilience, self-awareness, emotional wellbeing, psychological flexibility, and a stronger sense of purpose.
She has a particular interest in supporting individuals through periods of profound personal transformation, including the integration and embodiment of life-changing experiences arising from grief, serious illness, spiritual awakening, intensive meditation practices, and other non-ordinary states of consciousness, including plant medicine experiences. Her work in this area focuses on helping clients make sense of these experiences and translate insights into meaningful, grounded changes in everyday life.
Sessions are currently offered online via Zoom.
Fees: £130 per 50-minute session.
Insurance providers accepted: Bupa, AXA PPP, Healix, Vitality, WPA, Aetna Global Benefits, Cigna, and General & Medical, as well as self-funding clients.
To book an initial appointment or arrange a complimentary 15-minute exploratory call:
📞 07947 751435
Training, qualifications & experience
- Doctorate in Counselling Psychology
- MSc in Developmental Neuroscience & Psychopathology (UCL/Yale University)
- BSc Honours in Psychology (UCL)
I work with a number of different therapeutic modalities including Existential, relational, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Third-Wave Cognitive Therapies (such as ACT), Mindfulness, Ecotherapy, Psychodynamic, Shamanic and Body-Oriented approaches.
I have been working across different settings including NHS primary and secondary care, charity, university counselling and bereavement services for nearly 10 years.
I am also a certified Rebirthing Breathworker. If requested I am very happy to incorporate Breathwork into the face to face counselling sessions.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Post Plant Medicine Integration
Body Psychotherapy
Somatic Trauma
Rebirthing Breathwork
Therapies offered
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Fees
£130.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The fee is £130.
The sessions are 50-minutes long.
I offer Zoom sessions only.
I accept self paying clients. I also accept Bupa, AVIVA, AXA PPP, WPA, Allianz, Healix Health, Aetna Global, General and Medical, Cigna and Vitality insurances
(please mention your insurance company, policy cover and pre-authorisation number, if available, in your initial enquiry).
When I work
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Further information
Our work together will be tailored based on your unique needs and values. I am trained in various therapeutic modalities, which means my approach will be modified to serve your needs and our work together. I also offer flexibility in the number and frequency of the sessions I offer, based on your therapeutic needs as well as financial situation.
