Yasmeen Desnavi , BACP

Yasmeen Desnavi is a counsellor with a Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in Psychology and BACP accreditation, which indicates a recognised professional counselling credential. She combines evidence-based methods with a flexible, person-focused style developed through work in multinational organisations and community service.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, and self-esteem. She also supports people coping with adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, cancer-related emotional challenges, caregiver stress, communication and commitment difficulties, and a variety of personality and attachment concerns.

Yasmeen has direct experience supporting people affected by cancer through roles with Macmillan Cancer Support at Manchester Royal Infirmary and through Healthbox GP referrals. Those professional experiences have informed her approach to helping patients and their families navigate emotional upheaval with sensitivity and practical strategies.

Fluent in English and Urdu, she offers therapy in the language that best helps clients feel understood. Clients describe her as trustworthy, easy to talk to, and deeply empathetic. Yasmeen frames therapy as a collaborative journey and uses evidence-based techniques to tailor sessions to each person's needs and goals.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online support

Yasmeen uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, empathic space where clients' priorities guide the work. This approach focuses on listening and building self-awareness to support issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and grief. Licensed professionals often use this style to help people feel heard and validated.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a structured approach that helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and rebuilding coping skills. Solution-Focused Therapy is another element in her practice, offering brief, goal-oriented techniques to clarify priorities and build practical steps forward, which can be useful for relationship challenges and motivation issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Yasmeen will work collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods best aligns with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Yasmeen is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexible options to fit varied schedules and circumstances. These formats make it possible to access consistent therapeutic support from licensed professionals and therapists without geographic barriers, helping clients maintain continuity of care alongside daily life.