Sarvin Afarinesh, BACP

Sarvin Afarinesh offers a calm, welcoming space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction or relationship pain. She helps clients reconnect with themselves to work out what they need to live a more fulfilling life. Sarvin speaks English and Persian and draws on 11 years of clinical experience to help people find small, practical shifts that make a difference.

Sarvin uses a blend of psychodynamic, humanistic and body-focused approaches. In session she encourages curiosity about thoughts, feelings, bodily reactions and behaviours. That usually means talking together to spot patterns, and using creative tools such as drawing, writing or objects when they help to surface new insights.

She pays particular attention to identity and cultural difference, helping people understand how upbringing and relationships shape how they see themselves. This can include work on attachment, abandonment, self-esteem and intimacy-related issues, and matters connected to sexuality and kink culture when those are part of the client’s story.

Sarvin also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, addiction, bipolar and mood difficulties, sleep and eating concerns, and career or parenting strain. She aims to build a trusting therapeutic relationship so clients can experiment with different ways of coping and relating.

Her training includes a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and several counselling and arts-based certificates. She is a BACP member and has worked across multicultural settings in the United Kingdom. If you want a collaborative, creative approach, Sarvin can help you map out practical next steps.

How Sarvin’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental relationship and helps people feel heard so they can work out their next steps. It suits worries about self-esteem, decision-making and life changes. Psychodynamic work looks at repeated patterns from past relationships and how they show up now, which can help with attachment, abandonment and long-standing relationship problems. Somatic approaches pay attention to the body and sensations, using breath, posture and movement awareness to help people notice and shift bodily holding linked to trauma or anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy itself. Sarvin works collaboratively to decide what feels most helpful, tailoring methods to the client’s goals, preferences and comfort with creative or body-focused work. She checks in regularly so the plan can change as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to continue work across distance. Video or voice calls can reduce travel time and make scheduling simpler; voice-only sessions can be useful when a shorter check-in is needed or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Please confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available.