About Yasmeen
Yasmeen Desnavi helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief and low self-esteem. She works in English and Urdu and aims to make each session feel straightforward and accessible. Yasmeen uses practical methods to help people feel steadier and more able to cope with hard days.
She brings three years of experience and a BACP credential, and previously worked with organisations including Macmillan Cancer Support at Manchester Royal Infirmary.
How Yasmeen works
That work involved supporting people affected by cancer and helping them manage overwhelming emotions alongside everyday pressures. Yasmeen uses a mix of approaches to match individual needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple steps people can try between meetings.
She listens without judgement and helps people notice unhelpful patterns in thoughts and behaviour. Typical sessions involve talking through current problems, trying short exercises, and planning small changes to improve mood and relationships. Yasmeen also helps people manage strong reactions after upsetting events, drawing on trauma-informed approaches when needed.
She aims to make practical sense of worry and loss, and to build everyday tools for coping. People who want to work on communication, boundaries, or self-worth will find focused, down-to-earth support. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Yasmeen lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Yasmeen works with
The areas below are the ones Yasmeen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Urdu |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Yasmeen's approaches work online
Yasmeen draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to guide online work. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thought patterns and test small behaviour changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy supports people who have been through upsetting or frightening events by helping them process memories and learn coping strategies for intense reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Yasmeen will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms and preferences, and will suggest which methods suit those needs. The choice is collaborative and may be adjusted as therapy proceeds to fit what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can be handy when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text sessions suit people who prefer writing or want more frequent, brief exchanges. These options help fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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