Sarvin Afarinesh , BACP

Sarvin Afarinesh offers a warm, engaging way of exploring the sources of emotional pain and the patterns that keep someone feeling stuck. She focuses on helping people reconnect with themselves to identify needs, values, and practical steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Sarvin works as a multicultural, integrative and intuitive psychotherapist, blending psychodynamic, humanistic, existential and body-oriented approaches with creativity and clinical intuition. In practice she explores thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and behaviours with curiosity and compassion, tracing relational and internal dynamics to reveal how past experiences shape present responses. This process is intended to help clients understand themselves more fully and to develop confidence in making changes that align with their goals.

She welcomes creative expression in therapy, including drawing, writing, working with objects and imaginative exercises, as ways to access feelings and meaning that can be hard to reach through words alone. Sarvin provides online sessions by video or voice call and works in English and Persian. She is a BACP registered practitioner - BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and is accredited by the UKCP, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, reflecting recognized professional standards and training.

Integrative approaches and online therapeutic support

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy, creating a space where the client leads the pace and focus of sessions. It is helpful for building self-awareness, improving self-esteem and navigating life transitions by supporting personal agency and choice.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores patterns that originate in earlier relationships and unconscious dynamics that influence current behaviour. It can be useful for addressing attachment issues, recurring relationship difficulties, trauma and deep-seated emotional patterns that affect mood and identity.

Somatic Therapy focuses on bodily sensations and the ways stress and trauma are held in the body, using awareness of physical experience to support emotional regulation and healing. This approach can be especially helpful for people coping with trauma, chronic tension or anxiety.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Sarvin works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. Licensed professionals commonly adapt methods over time, and Sarvin aims to tailor work so clients feel involved in decisions about direction and pace.

Online therapy with Sarvin is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules, energy levels and communication styles. These options make therapy more accessible for people in different locations and for those balancing work, family or other commitments.