Sarvin Afarinesh

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Creative expression

About Sarvin

Sarvin Afarinesh helps people work through stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and identity questions. She uses conversation and creative expression to look at thoughts, feelings, body sensations and behaviour. Sarvin is a BACP member and has 11 years' experience in practice in the United Kingdom.

Sarvin works in an integrative way that draws on client-centred, psychodynamic, existential and somatic ideas. Sessions use talking plus optional creative methods such as drawing, writing or working with objects to explore feelings and patterns. The focus is on understanding what keeps someone stuck and what they need to make practical changes.

She pays attention to how past experiences and attachment-style shape relationships and self-view. This can include looking at abandonment, attachment issues, avoidant personality patterns and communication problems. Sarvin also supports people navigating identity questions, cultural difference and LGBT issues.

The practice covers a broad range of concerns including mood problems, bipolar, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, chronic pain and illness, parenting strain, grief and intimacy-related issues. She also works with codependency, commitment issues and problems linked to sex, kink and alternative sexual culture.

Sarvin trained in integrative psychotherapy with additional certificates in art therapy and couples counselling. She combines body-focused approaches with exploratory talking therapy to notice how the body, mind and relationships influence each other. Sessions aim to clarify practical steps alongside deeper understanding.

Sessions are offered in English and Persian. International clients are accepted, and Sarvin conducts work from the UK.

How her therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Sarvin uses client-centred work that focuses on the person's experience in the moment, helping them voice needs and make deliberate choices; this can help with relationship issues, self-esteem and life decisions.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns and early relationships influence current behaviour and feelings, which can be useful for problems such as attachment difficulties, abandonment and recurring relationship patterns.

Somatic-informed work brings attention to bodily sensations and how the body holds stress, which many people find helpful for trauma, anxiety and chronic pain. Creative exercises such as drawing or writing can be included to access feelings that are hard to put into words.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarvin will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and help agree what to try first. The method can be adjusted as you go, combining talking, body-focused noticing and creative tasks where helpful.

If you are interested in online sessions, please check the current session options before booking as the biography does not list every format. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time, while still focusing on practical changes and deeper understanding.

Topics Sarvin lists

• Stress and 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 and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Sarvin

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and are commonly explored in sessions.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers an integrative approach drawing on client-centred, psychodynamic, existential and somatic therapies, and uses creative methods such as drawing and writing.

How much experience does she have?

Sarvin has 11 years' experience working with a wide range of client concerns.

Where is she based?

She practises from the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Persian.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

Yes. The biography states that international clients are accepted.

How are sessions structured and delivered?

Session formats are not exhaustively listed in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.