Constance Farahmand-Afshar, BACP

Constance Farahmand-Afshar is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and a range of life changes. She aims to meet people where they are and to offer steady, respectful support through difficult periods.

She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions are aimed at practical understanding and small, manageable steps rather than long lectures. Constance emphasises compassion and sensitivity in her work, and encourages clients to set goals that matter to them.

Her background includes work with people facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting pressures, career uncertainty and challenges such as chronic illness, caregiver stress and body image concerns. She also offers support around ADHD, bipolar and mood difficulties, and issues linked to addiction and substance use.

Constance uses a blend of approaches to match what each person needs. These include talk-focused and goal-oriented methods as well as therapies that look at past patterns and motivations. She will work with clients to agree what methods feel most helpful and adjust them over time.

If someone is ready to begin, the usual process is to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor’s availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Therapies and how they work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters to the person. The counsellor offers acceptance and empathy to help people gain clarity and confidence about their next steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is usually a collaborative process. Constance will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that can be adjusted as things move on. That means the methods used can change over time to match what is most helpful.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity of care when life is unpredictable. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors and therapists, often use these practical features to help clients stay engaged with their therapy.