- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Creative expression
About Sarvin
Sarvin Afarinesh is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief, and issues around identity and intimacy. Sessions are offered in English and Persian and she accepts international clients.
Sarvin uses a mix of psychodynamic, existential and client-centred ways of working. She pays attention to thoughts, feelings, body responses and behaviour. Conversations can include creative methods such as drawing, writing or working with objects when that helps someone express themselves.
In a typical session she helps people notice patterns in relationships and within themselves. That might mean looking at attachment, abandonment, control, codependency or commitment issues. She also supports people dealing with addiction, eating and sleeping concerns, chronic illness, and navigating major life changes like separation or career shifts.
Sarvin describes her work as exploratory and practical. She asks questions, reflects observations and helps people link past experiences with present choices. The goal is clearer self-understanding and more confident decision making about next steps in life.
She trained in integrative psychotherapy and holds a range of counselling and arts-related certificates. Her background includes work with people from different cultures and with diverse identities. If someone prefers creative ways of working, she can bring art and imagination into sessions alongside talk-based methods.
How her approaches translate to online work
Her client-centred way of working focuses on listening and reflecting back what someone brings. Online sessions can still centre on those conversations, helping a person feel heard and clarify their needs. Existential work looks at meaning, values and life choices and can be done through careful questioning and shared reflection during remote sessions. Psychodynamic work explores past patterns and relationships and uses conversation to make links between history and present behaviour.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with each person and suggest approaches that suit those aims. Choices about using creative methods, body-focused noticing or straightforward talk are agreed together rather than assumed.
Her profile notes online sessions are offered by video or voice call. Please confirm current session formats before booking. Remote work can help fit therapy into study, work or busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins, and make it easier to join from different locations. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, creative tasks and reflective work to the online setting so therapy can fit around everyday life.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Persian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma, low self-esteem, grief, identity and intimacy-related issues among others.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach combines client-centred listening, psychodynamic reflection and existential questioning. Sessions may also include creative or body-focused methods when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of people and presenting issues.
What credential or professional body is she registered with?
She is a member of the BACP in the United Kingdom as listed in her profile.
Can she work with people who speak Persian?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian, and she accepts international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
The biography states she offers online sessions via video or voice call. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
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