Mahin Hamidi
Huddersfield,Kirklees
Summary
Highly skilled and BACP-registered professional counsellor with extensive experience in conducting individual and online/telephone practice. Demonstrates exceptional emotional resilience, ethical decision making, and cultural awareness and comes from a mixed culture middle eastern background. Able to draw from modalities and techniques in person centred therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and psychodynamic therapy, compassion focused therapy etc. due to specialising in Integrative techniques, tailoring treatment to the client's needs. Adept at maintaining confidentiality, building rapport, and providing patient-centred care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Integrative Psychotherapist
Self-Employed
Huddersfield, Kirklees
2019.09 - Current
- Utilised person-centred interventions and techniques to allow clients free exploration of issues.
- Provided counselling for young people to help reduce their anxiety and build their resilience using psychoeducation.
- Demonstrated empathy and understanding during crisis interventions, ensuring safety and stability for clients.
- Enhanced client self-understanding for increased wellness and healing.
- Attended lectures and public/private conferences to deepen knowledge of counselling theories through CPD-focused activities.
- Created safe environment for conversations about sensitive topics such as trauma or abuse.
- Fostered trusting relationships by conducting one-to-one counselling sessions.
- Attended regular supervision meetings to ensure reflective practice and improve services and client outcomes.
Volunteer Integrative Psychotherapist
Alpha House
Halifax, Calderdale
2022.11 - Current
- Consistently provided weekly 50-minute sessions in person.
- Applied CBT-informed techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns, increase behavioural engagement and improve emotional regulation and reflective practices.
- Effectively communicated with MDT when required regarding client wellbeing.
- Efficiently provided signposting when necessary to clients beyond the scope of services provided in-house.
- Led mindfulness exercises for reduced anxiety levels amongst clients.
- Collaborated with other mental health professionals to ensure comprehensive care was provided to each client.
- Recorded patients progress and changed treatment plan when necessary.
- Implemented coping strategies for managing stress and anxiety effectively.
- Utilised integrative therapy techniques for effective problem-solving strategies.
- Analysed effect of heredity, social and occupational factors on patterns in thought and behaviour.
- Enhanced client self-awareness with psychoanalytic methods.
- Managed diverse caseload with consistently positive outcomes and client satisfaction.
- Adapted approach based on individual client needs, facilitating personal growth and development.
- Nurtured healing relationships, fostering improved interpersonal skills in clients.
- Provided client-focused therapy interventions.
- Performed crisis intervention when required, ensuring immediate support provision to distressed clients .
- Built trusting client rapport to create safe and welcoming clinical environment.
Volunteer Samaritans Trustee
Samaritans Huddersfield Branch
Huddersfield
2022.05 - 2025.10
- Advised on trust policy amendments improving operational effectiveness.
- Oversaw selection process of selecting new branch director and working party guaranteeing a diverse skill set amongst board members.
- Collaborated with the regional director of Samaritans to oversee the working party process.
- Mediated disagreements when necessary between working party members.
- Elected as a rota manager to ensure organisation of shifts using company portal.
- Social events coordinator including maintaining effective rapport and communication with local establishments, building a sense of community.
- Negotiated contracts and agreements to benefit the trust's interests.
- Strengthened community ties by organising frequent outreach programmes.
- Conducted risk assessments to prevent potential pitfalls or liabilities from forming.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Volunteer Samaritans Listener
Samaritans Huddersfield Branch
Huddersfield, Kirklees
2022.05 - 2025.10
- Enhanced wellbeing of callers by providing emotional support.
- Listened to clients' current struggles to signpost relevant support.
- Offered empathetic 1:1 support for enhanced caller comfort during distressing times.
- Utilised de-escalation tactics to manage highly stressful situations effectively.
- Responded rapidly to crisis calls, ensuring effective assistance.
- Mentored helpline workers, enhancing the team's overall effectiveness.
- Conducted risk assessments for determining immediate danger levels accurately.
- Managed difficult conversations whilst remaining calm and composed under pressure.
- Completed detailed call logs, maintaining a thorough record of interactions.
- Adhered strictly to safeguarding policies, prioritising caller welfare at all times.
Founder
Hamidi Healing
Huddersfield, Kirklees
2024.11 - Current
- Independently manage full client caseload, including assessment, session planning, documentation and follow-up
- Maintain structured scheduling system to balance clinical work, administration and CPD
- Operate all business functions autonomously including finance tracking, client onboarding and compliance
- Prioritise competing demands effectively while maintaining high professional standards
- Implement efficient record-keeping systems to ensure accuracy and confidentiality
- Monitor client progress and adapt interventions proactively without direct supervision
- Self-direct ongoing professional development to maintain evidence-based practice
- Manage time-sensitive risk assessments and safeguarding decisions independently within ethical framework
Integrative psychotherapist
Inspirational Counselling
Morley, Leeds
2024.02 - 2024.09
- Provided weekly 50-minute counselling sessions online via video calls and in person.
- Delivered solution focused sessions using CBT interventions when providing short-term therapy.
- Improved client's self-understanding with cognitive behavioural therapy techniques.
- Analysed effect of heredity, social and occupational factors on patterns in thought and behaviour.
- Assessed clients to identify needs, strengths and challenges, creating tailored treatment plans for positive change.
- Completed case notes after each session to track effectiveness of treatment.
- Monitored client progress regularly by conducting session reviews.
- Applied person-centred, cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness approaches, adapting techniques to individual preferences.
- Counselled diverse clients on mental health issues, addressing anxiety, depression, relationships, and systemic issues.
- Built positive, productive client relationships for enhanced social support.
BACP Annual Conference Chairperson
BACP
Leeds
2023.05 - 2023.05
Radio Professional Spokesperson
Finbogo
2025.05 - 2025.05
Education
Master of Arts - Integrative Counselling
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds 2022.09 - 2024.07
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Psychology with Counselling
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield 2019.09 - 2022.07
Skills
- Emotional resilience
- BACP accreditation
- Stress management
- Conducting individual therapy
- Social work
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Person-centred therapy
- Ethical decision making
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Excellent listener
- Cultural awareness
- Rapport building
- Trauma-informed practice
- Interpersonal effectiveness
- Mindfulness interventions
- Stress tolerance counselling
- Patient-centred care
- Consultations
- Self-awareness
- Family systems knowledge
- Conflict Resolution
- Suicide risk appraisal
- Resilience under pressure
- Developing client goals
- Behavioural analysis
- Effective communication
- Empathetic
- Motivational techniques
Certification
BACP registered membership - BACP
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Samaritans
Level 1 & 2 Safeguarding - Samaritans
Trustee and Branch Leadership - Samaritans
Keeping Data Safe - Samaritans
Self-harm - Samaritans
Unconscious Bias - Samaritans
Technology Internship Experience - Bright Network
Consultancy Internship Experience - Bright Network
Timeline
Radio Professional Spokesperson
Finbogo
2025.05 - 2025.05
Founder
Hamidi Healing
2024.11 - Current
Integrative psychotherapist
Inspirational Counselling
2024.02 - 2024.09
BACP Annual Conference Chairperson
BACP
2023.05 - 2023.05
Volunteer Integrative Psychotherapist
Alpha House
2022.11 - Current
Master of Arts - Integrative Counselling
Leeds Beckett University
2022.09 - 2024.07
Volunteer Samaritans Trustee
Samaritans Huddersfield Branch
2022.05 - 2025.10
Volunteer Samaritans Listener
Samaritans Huddersfield Branch
2022.05 - 2025.10
Integrative Psychotherapist
Self-Employed
2019.09 - Current
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Psychology with Counselling
University of Huddersfield
2019.09 - 2022.07