Imran Ahmed

I am a counsellor and psychotherapist. I work with adults going through difficult periods in life, as well as people living with problems that are longstanding, complex or deeply affecting everyday life. I often work with depression, anxiety, bereavement and trauma. I also work with questions of identity and self-worth, and with the pressures that can come from culture, family and generations. I work in English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.

I began my counselling training in 2002. Since then I have spent more than 20 years across counselling, NHS psychological therapies and wider mental health services, including assessment and therapeutic groups. I hold an MSc in Counselling & Psychotherapy from the University of Salford and a Diploma in Person Centred Counselling, and I have specialist training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depression. I am a BACP registered member, an NCPS Accredited Registrant and an IPT UK Accredited Practitioner.

That experience shapes how I listen and what I notice, but it does not tell me who you are. Knowing more than one language and cultural world may help me understand context, but it never replaces curiosity about your own experience. I offer face-to-face sessions in Manchester city centre on Fridays, and online sessions on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Appointments are available between 10 am and 8 pm, with the last appointment starting at 7 pm.