Sarvin Afarinesh
A warm, integrative psychotherapist focused on growth
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About Sarvin
Sarvin Afarinesh offers a calm, practical way to work through painful issues. She helps people reconnect with themselves to find what they need to live more fulfilling lives. Sarvin uses a warm, engaging style that is gentle but curious, so sessions stay focused and grounded.
She is a BACP member with eleven years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. Sarvin describes her work as integrative and intuitive, drawing on psychodynamic, humanistic and existential ideas alongside body-focused methods.
Background and approach
In sessions she looks at thoughts, feelings, bodily experience and behaviour together to spot patterns and make sense of what keeps someone stuck. Sarvin encourages creative expression when it helps, such as drawing, writing or using objects and imagination to access feelings.
Her practice pays attention to identity and cultural difference, and she aims to help people build a stronger relationship with themselves so they can face challenges with more confidence. People commonly come for help with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, low self-esteem, bereavement and life changes.
Sarvin also works with concerns such as body image, codependency, attachment and difficulties linked to chronic illness or pain. Sessions are offered in English and Persian, and international clients are accepted. To begin, prospective clients use the platform's Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 11
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 340704
- Languages
- English, Persian
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Sarvin's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Sarvin works with
Everything Sarvin lists, 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
Approaches Sarvin lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Sarvin works online
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Sessions evolve based on what helps the person feel safer, clearer and more able to act in their life.
Confirm the session formats before booking because specific options are not fully detailed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow sessions from different time zones when international arrangements are needed. Some people prefer voice-only conversations to reduce the need to be on camera, while others use video to read facial cues and body language; the therapist and client will choose what works best for day-to-day life.
Questions and answers
What problems does this counsellor often help with?
Sarvin works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, grief and coping with life changes.
What is the therapeutic style like in sessions?
The style is integrative and person-focused, combining psychodynamic, existential and body-oriented ideas with a warm, curious approach that invites practical exploration.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings eleven years of experience working in the UK with a broad range of clients and concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP member and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not fully specified here.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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