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- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred methods
- Cognitive behavioural tools
About Fariba
BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. Fariba Shahbakhti-Warrington helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression and trauma-related concerns. She also offers support for relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating concerns, parenting challenges and matters related to women's health.
Her work is practical and conversational. She listens first, then helps people identify what is most pressing. Sessions draw on attachment-based ideas, client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural techniques to make sense of patterns and try different responses.
Fariba pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and behaviour. That can mean looking at patterns that started in childhood or how current relationships trigger old responses. She uses emotionally-focused ideas when relationship concerns come up and cognitive strategies to manage anxiety or low mood.
She also supports people dealing with trauma, domestic violence and sexual assault and abuse. In those cases the focus is on safety, coping strategies and gradual ways to address painful memories or ongoing stress. Work on addictions and self-harm concentrates on identifying triggers and building clearer routines and supports.
Sessions can include practical tools, short-term problem solving and deeper reflection about meaning and values. Fariba speaks English and Persian and works with people from diverse backgrounds. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based thinking focuses on relationships and how early patterns affect current feelings. Online sessions can use this approach to identify relational triggers and practise new ways to respond in everyday interactions. Client-centred work emphasises listening and working at the client's pace. In remote sessions this often looks like reflective conversations that help clarify what matters most and what small steps feel doable. Cognitive behavioural techniques break problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and then test different responses. This approach is useful for managing anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits by using practical exercises and homework between sessions. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that suit their needs, goals and preferences. That means adjusting focus over time as progress and challenges become clearer. Confirm the session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make fitting therapy into daily life easier by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling. It can also allow sessions that focus on practical skill-building, reflection or relationship patterns without needing to reorganise the whole day.Sheet 3
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Persian
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression and trauma-related issues. Relationship, intimacy, grief, eating and parenting concerns are also listed specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines attachment-based perspectives, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques. Work can be short-term problem solving or deeper relational work depending on need.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years' experience as recorded in the profile and holds BACP credentialing as provided.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is listed with the BACP credential shown in the profile.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are accepted according to the profile, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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