Aaren Smith
Person-centred counsellor focusing on practical change
About Aaren
Aaren Smith practises person-centred therapy and builds sessions around genuineness, empathy and acceptance. He aims to create a calm space where people can be honest about what they are feeling. Aaren keeps things straightforward and avoids scripted questions so sessions feel natural and grounded.
Aaren has nine years of experience working with a broad range of concerns. He helps people manage stress, anxiety and depression, and talks through relationship strain, self-esteem and career worries.
Background and approach
He also supports those coping with grief, addiction, eating issues and the effects of major life changes. People sometimes come because they feel isolated, overwhelmed or stuck. Aaren pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, feelings of emptiness, and patterns like impulsivity or control struggles.
He also offers support around autism and Asperger syndrome, ADHD and the stresses faced by carers. The sessions are collaborative. Aaren treats each person as the expert in their own life and helps them weigh options and make choices that feel right.
He uses straightforward conversation rather than a rigid question-and-answer routine. Aaren is accredited by the National Counselling Psychotherapy Society, shown as NCPS, and works from the United Kingdom. He offers appointments in English and accepts international clients.
Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. If someone is unsure where to start he encourages a brief matching questionnaire and a short first appointment to decide next steps together. The emphasis stays on the client feeling in control of the pace and direction of therapy.
What Aaren works with
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Sessions & fees
Person-centred care online
Aaren uses a person-centred approach that focuses on listening, empathy and acceptance. This approach helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties or feelings of emptiness by giving them space to make sense of their thoughts and emotions in their own time.Sessions are shaped by the client rather than a strict formula. The therapist works alongside the client to identify goals and decide what helps most. Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as needs and priorities change.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer written conversation or who need support that fits around work and daily routines.
These remote options make it easier to keep regular appointments, try different formats and maintain momentum between meetings while working with a registered or accredited professional.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
