Constance Farahmand-Afshar, BACP

Constance Farahmand-Afshar is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are stressed, anxious, grieving or facing addiction. She also helps with self-esteem, motivation and life changes, including intimacy and relationship concerns such as jealousy.

Constance focuses on respectful, sensitive and compassionate dialogue. Sessions are shaped around what each person needs. She aims for practical steps clients can try between meetings as well as time to talk things through in the room.

Her approach draws on a mix of methods to suit different problems. Constance uses client-centred ways of working to keep the conversation focused on the person's experience. She may use cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful patterns and try small tests to change them.

She also brings psychodynamic thinking to look at past patterns that repeat in current relationships. Motivational interviewing can be used when someone wants help with substance use or making a change but feels stuck.

Constance has four years of professional experience in the UK and holds BACP registration. She tailors plans to each person's circumstances and goals. If you want to explore jealousy, stress or wider relationship worries, she supports clients through each step and helps set practical next actions.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they feel heard and understood; it helps with feelings like loneliness, low self-esteem and relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical experiments to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with jealousy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Constance will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try approaches that suit those aims. Decisions about how to work are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break, or providing a quieter setting when that is needed. Many people find online sessions help them sustain regular contact and put new strategies into practice between meetings.