About Aaron
Aaron Liam Firth helps people who are carrying heavy feelings and difficult life changes. He welcomes people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, addiction and identity questions. Aaron uses straightforward conversation to help clients make sense of what's happening and to find practical next steps.
He draws on seven years of experience as a counsellor and holds BACP registration, which is listed as BACP. Aaron mixes practical tools with reflective work so people can both feel heard and build skills.
How Aaron works
Sessions aim to clarify what matters most and reduce the things that get in the way of daily life. Aaron uses a client-centred stance that keeps the person's experience at the heart of the work. He also offers cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and acceptance and commitment methods to focus on values and small action steps.
Attachment-based and emotionally-focused perspectives inform how he looks at patterns in close relationships. People can expect a calm, direct approach that balances emotional processing with hands-on strategies. Aaron supports exploration of identity, intimacy and boundaries, including work with kink and alternative sex culture when relevant.
He also helps with career stress, compassion fatigue and coping after loss or separation. Therapy is practical and paced to the individual. Aaron aims to help people learn tools they can use after sessions end, while also offering space to process painful experiences and attachment wounds.
Aaron lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Aaron works with
The areas below are the ones Aaron selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Aaron commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred work in his practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose small actions that match their values. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding, giving the person space to lead the conversation and feel heard.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Aaron will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs and goals. He adjusts techniques as the work progresses so the plan matches changing priorities and what feels useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls recreate face-to-face meetings and allow visual cues. Phone sessions can be used when internet bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer written contact or want flexible, ongoing support between sessions.
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