About Reihaneh
Reihaneh Sabzalian helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She introduces herself simply and clearly, so someone worried and tired can understand what to expect. Reihaneh works in English and Persian and practises in the United Kingdom.
She holds BACP accreditation, which is listed among her credentials. Reihaneh takes an integrative approach to counselling. She combines person-centred ideas with attachment theory and cognitive-behavioural techniques.
How Reihaneh works
In sessions she invites people to tell their story while offering practical ways to manage difficult thoughts and feelings. The focus is on small steps that feel achievable between meetings. Her way of working starts by listening with curiosity and without judgement.
Then she and the client set simple, realistic goals together. Sessions can include talking, reflecting on patterns, and trying coping exercises to test what helps. Reihaneh has three years of professional experience and an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
That background shapes how she blends theory and down-to-earth support. She aims to make therapy feel calm and straightforward rather than technical. People bring a range of concerns for which she offers support, including attachment or relationship patterns, body image issues, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and separation or divorce.
Her practice also addresses personality-related difficulties, dissociation, codependency and commitment worries. She adapts the pace to each person and pays attention to practical needs as well as emotions.
What Reihaneh works with
The areas below are the ones Reihaneh selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Persian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches adapt to online work
Reihaneh typically blends person-centred, attachment-focused and cognitive-behavioural approaches to meet the needs of each person. Person-centred work involves attentive listening and reflecting back what someone says to help them feel understood and seen; it supports those dealing with low mood, grief or low self-esteem. Attachment-focused ideas look at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current responses; this helps with relationship worries, abandonment fears and some trust issues. Cognitive-behavioural techniques target unhelpful thinking and behaviour with practical exercises and coping strategies, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, pace and preferences. That might mean focusing more on talking and reflection at first, then introducing practical exercises, or mixing methods in every session as needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility that many people find helpful. Video calls let you read facial cues and work in depth, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging suits people who prefer writing between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving or health needs and allow consistent progress even when life is busy.
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