Sarvin Afarinesh , BACP

Sarvin Afarinesh is a multicultural, integrative and intuitive psychotherapist who supports people in reconnecting with themselves to ease emotional pain and live more satisfying lives. She blends psychodynamic, humanistic and existential perspectives with body-oriented work, intuition and creativity to explore how thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and behaviours interact. In sessions she attends to relationships with self and others, personal values and unmet needs, aiming to identify patterns that keep a person stuck and to open pathways for change.

She encourages creative expression through drawing, writing, working with objects and imaginative exercises as part of therapy. This arts-informed, curious approach helps clients access different ways of knowing and expressing difficult material. Sarvin has worked privately with a wide range of people and holds a particular interest in identity and cultural difference.

She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and is accredited by the UKCP, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. Her training includes a Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy from the Minster Centre, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society, a Diploma in Integrative Counselling, and certificates in counselling skills, art therapy, integrative arts and couples counselling. She provides therapy in English and Persian and has experience offering sessions by video and voice when appropriate.

Approaches for online therapeutic work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the pace and focus of sessions. It helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns and general life transitions by strengthening a person’s own capacity for insight and change.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences, early relationships and unconscious patterns shape current feelings and behaviours. It can be helpful for understanding recurring relationship difficulties, attachment issues and deeper emotional conflicts.

Somatic Therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and how stress and trauma can be held in the body. By noticing physical responses alongside thoughts and emotions, this work can assist with trauma-related symptoms, chronic stress and reconnecting with bodily awareness.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sarvin works collaboratively with each person and with other licensed professionals as needed to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, to connect across locations and to continue work consistently when in-person meetings are not possible. Therapists can adapt interventions to each format to support effective progress.