Zarmeena Afridi

Zarmeena Afridi is a practitioner psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the United Kingdom and has 15 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Zarmeena also focuses on issues such as abandonment, caregiver stress, communication problems, and questions about life purpose.

Her background includes work in hospitals, community programmes, emergency response, substance misuse and rehabilitation services, and public health and policy roles. These settings shaped a practical approach to common problems and a familiarity with a wide range of life circumstances.

In sessions she uses evidence-based tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, solution-focused methods, mindfulness and trauma-focused practices. She aims to offer straightforward techniques that people can try between meetings. Conversations tend to focus on what feels most pressing and what can change in small steps.

Zarmeena describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person sets the priorities and she brings methods and feedback. She also draws on personal experience of loss and recovery when relating to grief and anxiety. That lived perspective informs how she talks through setbacks with clients.

People who are unsure what comes next in work or life may find her approach relevant. She works in English, Hindi, Pushto and Urdu and accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Zarmeena uses therapeutic approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It is about helping someone name their priorities and make decisions that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect, and gives practical strategies for anxiety, depression and panic symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices to increase attention to the present moment and reduce overthinking and stress.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. Zarmeena discusses goals, personal preferences and the problems a person brings, and then suggests methods to try. That choice is reviewed as therapy progresses so plans can change based on what helps most.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. They also let people continue work with a registered professional from different locations, while keeping the practical structure of therapy like agreed goals and exercises between meetings.