Yasmeen Desnavi

Yasmeen Desnavi is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also notes additional focus on issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns and caregiver stress. Sessions can be offered in English and Urdu.

Yasmeen trained with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology and has worked in multinational organisations and community services. That background includes work with Macmillan Cancer Support at Manchester Royal Infirmary and with GP referral pathways, which informed her work supporting people affected by cancer.

In sessions she uses evidence-based methods and blends different approaches to suit the person in front of her. Techniques from Client-Centred work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) often shape practical steps to reduce anxiety and build resilience. Solution-Focused ideas are used to set small, achievable goals and notice what is changing.

When trauma, attachment or deeper patterns are present she draws on Trauma-Focused approaches and Internal Family Systems concepts to look at how past experiences influence present feelings and relationships. She describes her practice as non-judgemental and straightforward, focusing on what can be done next rather than abstract theory.

People meet to talk through current problems, plan short-term coping strategies and practise new ways of responding. The emphasis is on clear, everyday language and steps that can fit into busy lives. To start, clients follow the site process to match and schedule an initial session.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online sessions

Client-Centred work focuses on listening and responding to what the person says. Online sessions can use this approach to help people articulate values, priorities and what matters now. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and builds practical exercises. It can translate into short home practice tasks and clear steps to test between sessions. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasises small, achievable goals and noticing progress; this works well for brief online check-ins and focused planning.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss your situation, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as you learn what helps most.

The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting conversations into busy schedules and reducing travel time. Some formats need less data or no camera and can be useful when a quick check-in is needed or when shorter focused sessions are preferred. Session options are not listed in the biography, so confirm which formats are available before booking. Registered or accredited professionals on the site can explain how they organise timings, session length and follow-up between meetings.