Sarvin Afarinesh

Sarvin Afarinesh offers calm, straightforward support for people struggling with strong feelings such as anger, anxiety, or grief. She helps clients work out what is causing pain and what they need to feel steadier. Conversations are welcoming and practical so people can begin to make small, manageable changes in daily life.

Sarvin draws on eleven years of experience and a range of approaches to guide sessions. She listens to thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and behaviours, and links these together to show patterns that keep someone stuck. This work includes noticing relationships with self and others, and clarifying personal values and needs.

She describes her style as integrative and intuitive, blending psychodynamic and human-centred ways of working with body-focused methods and creative expression. Creative tools such as drawing, writing or working with objects can be used when helpful to access feelings that are hard to put into words. Sessions aim to be curious and compassionate rather than rushed or judgemental.

Sarvin holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and several counselling and arts-based certificates. She is a BACP member and also notes accreditation with UKCP in her original biography. These credentials are part of her professional background in the United Kingdom.

Sessions are offered in English and Persian, and she accepts international clients. She works with a wide range of presenting concerns, including stress, relationship issues, addiction, trauma, self-esteem and anger, and supports people exploring identity and cultural difference.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a listening, non-judgemental space where the person leads the pace and content of sessions; this helps when people need to talk through relationship, identity or anger issues. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring patterns and past experiences to understand why certain feelings return, which can be useful for trauma, attachment or long-standing mood concerns. Somatic Therapy pays attention to bodily signals and physical responses and uses awareness of the body to shift emotions and reduce tension.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful, adapting the style as therapy progresses and as needs and goals become clearer.

The therapist's biography notes she offers online sessions via video or voice call. If you are unsure about which delivery option would suit you, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel, allow for quieter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel to appointments, while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.