Yasmeen Desnavi, BACP

Yasmeen Desnavi is a BACP-registered integrative therapeutic counsellor who combines evidence-based methods with a warm, person-focused style. With a Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in Psychology and three years of clinical experience, she has supported people across multinational organisations and community services, adapting therapeutic tools to the needs of each individual. BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors in the United Kingdom.

Fluent in English and Urdu, Yasmeen offers therapy in the language that helps clients feel most understood. Her practice focuses on common and complex concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and grief. She also brings specific experience in cancer support from work with Macmillan Cancer Support at Manchester Royal Infirmary and with Healthbox GP referrals, helping patients and family members navigate emotional challenges related to serious illness.

Yasmeen tailors sessions using integrative, evidence-informed approaches so that treatment fits each person’s priorities and strengths. She aims to create a non-judgmental, open environment where clients can explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Clients describe her as trustworthy, easy to talk to, and deeply empathetic. Yasmeen views therapy as a collaborative journey and is committed to walking alongside clients with professionalism, compassion, and practical strategies for change.

Therapeutic Approaches Yasmeen Uses in Online Sessions

Yasmeen uses client-centered therapy to place the client’s experience at the heart of the process, offering empathy and support while helping individuals explore their values and goals. This approach is helpful for people seeking a non-directive space to understand emotions and build self-worth.

She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that identifies unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and works to replace them with more manageable strategies. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-esteem.

Solution-Focused Therapy is another tool in her practice, concentrating on concrete goals and small, achievable steps to create change. This brief, future-oriented approach can be useful when clients want focused, action-driven support.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Registered professionals and therapists like Yasmeen collaborate with clients to decide which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapt plans as therapy progresses.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or international locations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access support from wherever the client is, while still working with a trained, registered professional.