Sarvin Afarinesh, BACP
Sarvin Afarinesh offers an approachable, calm way to talk about what is causing pain.
About Sarvin
Sarvin Afarinesh offers an approachable, calm way to talk about what is causing pain. She listens with curiosity and helps people reconnect with their needs and values. Sessions are aimed at helping someone feel more capable of facing life and making choices that match who they are.
Sarvin uses a blend of psychodynamic and humanistic ideas to look at thoughts, feelings, body sensations and patterns of behaviour. This means she will help a person notice repeated reactions, explore early influences, and link those to current struggles.
Background and approach
The work often uncovers why someone feels stuck and what small changes could help. Creative activities are part of the offer for people who find them useful. Drawing, writing, working with objects or imagination can help express things that are hard to say out loud.
Somatic methods also feature, so people are invited to notice bodily sensations alongside thoughts and feelings. She brings eleven years of experience and welcomes people from different cultural backgrounds. Sarvin lists registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and holds postgraduate qualifications in integrative psychotherapy and counselling.
Sessions are available online by video or voice call, phone, message or live chat, which can help fit therapy around work and family life. Her approach seeks to build a trusting working relationship so each person can find clear, practical steps forward.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 340704 | October 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarvin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Sarvin names
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Sarvin’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening with acceptance and helping people find their own answers. Online this can look like undirected conversation that helps someone clarify values, needs and priorities. Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to repeated patterns and early influences that shape current behaviour; through dialogue in sessions people can spot those patterns and consider different ways of responding.Somatic Therapy brings attention to body sensations alongside thoughts and feelings, helping people notice where tension or relief appears. In an online setting this may involve gentle guidance to observe breathing, posture or physical impulses and to describe what is noticed. These approaches suit issues such as anxiety, trauma responses, relationship patterns and difficulties with self-image or identity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and adapt methods collaboratively. That means sessions may combine listening, exploring histories and simple body-based practices depending on what helps most.
Online formats offer flexibility for people juggling work, care or travel. Video calls give face-to-face contact, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a quieter option, while live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or a written way to reflect between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into everyday life.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Sarvin help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma, plus relationship, identity and intimacy-related issues.
What style of therapy is used in sessions?
The work blends client-centred, psychodynamic and somatic approaches to look at thoughts, feelings, body sensations and patterns of behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
Sarvin has eleven years of clinical experience working with a wide range of people and presenting difficulties.
What credentials and region are relevant?
She is a BACP member and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian, and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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