Nadir Mothojakan

Accredited BACP Counsellor & Trauma-Informed Practitioner

With empathy and compassion, I offer a safe space to help you feel heard and understood. By prioritizing your autonomy and focusing on gaining clarity, we are ready for a journey towards self-discovery and empowerment. If you are ready to explore an aspect of your life, I am here to listen and support you.

I specialize in working with individuals navigating grief. Grief is the natural emotional response to loss. While usually associated with the death of a loved one, it can also stem from significant life changes, such as a relationship breakup, job loss, or a serious illness. This process often brings an unpredictable mix of intense emotions, including deep sadness, shock, anger, guilt, and numbness. There is no "right way" or set timeline to grieve; everyone experiences loss differently. It can be physically and mentally exhausting, causing symptoms like difficulty sleeping or a heavy heart as you adapt to a new reality. Coping alone can be incredibly difficult, and finding the right support can make a meaningful difference.

In our work, we also acknowledge secondary losses—the "ripple effects" of your primary loss. These may include:

• Loss of Identity: Transitioning from a spouse to a widow or losing a defining role.
• Practical and Financial Instability: The loss of income, a home, or social status.
• Loss of the Future: Re-imagining retirement plans or missed future milestones.
• Social and Support Changes: Navigating shifted dynamics when contacts withdraw.
• Hidden Losses: Facing ambiguous or disenfranchised grief, lacking social validation, such as a loss by suicide.

I offer a strength-based and client-centered approach. By providing a nurturing environment, we will look at your inherent personal strengths to help you heal and grow. Strength-based therapy is an evidence-based practice. I tailor a variety of tools and approaches  to match your unique needs

Qualifications

* MA. Counselling (Merit), Goldsmiths College: Research on Disenfranchised Grief.

* MSc. Health Psychology, City University: Research on South Asian carers’ experiences of looking  after loved ones after Cardiac surgery.  

* MSc Psychology, Open University: Research on loss within drug addiction.

Outside the therapy room, I stay grounded by volunteering at local soup kitchens, where I am constantly inspired by the resilience of the human spirit.

You are most welcome to book a free complimentary session of 30 minutes to check if we are the right fit for the therapy. Thank you.