Counsellor profile
Yasmeen Desnavi, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor for stress and relationships
Continue with YasmeenWhere Yasmeen stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 408860
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English, Urdu
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- CBT and client-centred
About Yasmeen
Yasmeen Desnavi is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relational difficulties, grief and low self-esteem. She also supports concerns connected to abandonment, attachment issues and codependency.
Yasmeen trained with a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and has worked in multinational organisations and community services. She has experience supporting people affected by cancer through roles with Macmillan Cancer Support at Manchester Royal Infirmary and with GP referral work. She offers sessions in English and Urdu.
Her sessions are practical and conversational. She listens to what is happening now and what you want to change. She draws on client-centred ways of working to help people feel heard, and uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and shift thinking and behaviour patterns.
She also uses solution-focused ideas to set clear, achievable steps between sessions. When past trauma is part of the problem, she brings trauma-focused work into the sessions and can use Internal Family Systems ideas to map parts of experience that feel stuck or stuck in conflict.
People contact her when they find themselves putting others first, struggling to set boundaries, or feeling drained by another person's moods or crises. Yasmeen aims to help people build clearer boundaries, steadier self-esteem and more manageable day-to-day coping. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-centred work focuses on careful listening and reflecting back what matters to you. Online sessions use the same plain conversation to surface priorities and build trust, helping people clarify what they want to change.Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online CBT sessions can introduce simple exercises and homework that are easy to practice between meetings, useful for anxiety, low mood and patterns like people-pleasing.
Solution-focused work sets small, achievable steps. In an online setting these short goal-oriented check-ins can help track progress and adjust plans quickly to fit day-to-day life.
Deciding which mix of approaches to use is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to identify what feels most helpful, adapting methods as goals and needs become clearer.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and avoid travel time. Discuss timing, language and practical arrangements during the first scheduling step to find what fits.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Urdu
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief and self-esteem. Additional focuses include attachment issues, abandonment and codependency.
How would she describe her approach?
Her style is conversational and practical. She combines client-centred listening with CBT, solution-focused steps and trauma-focused work when needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working in counselling and community settings, including work with cancer support services.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Urdu.
Can she work with people outside the UK?
She accepts international clients. Confirm session logistics and time zones when booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.