Fariba Shahbakhti-Warrington, BACP
3 years in practice
Fariba Shahbakhti-Warrington is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma.
License and registration
- BACP
- 178350 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English, Persian
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Fariba
Fariba Shahbakhti-Warrington is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma. She supports those facing relationship and intimacy difficulties, grief, parenting strain and struggles linked to sexual assault or domestic violence. Fariba works with people from LGBT communities and those navigating life changes such as divorce or separation.
Her style is warm and person-centred. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on small, practical steps.
Background and approach
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to understand emotional patterns in relationships and on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds shape current reactions. Fariba also uses cognitive behavioural tools to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviours. Sessions may include short practical exercises, gentle reflection on feelings, and goal-focused planning.
The aim is to make changes that feel manageable day to day. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Her approach is respectful of cultural background and language needs, and she offers work in English and Persian.
Fariba accepts international clients and tailors session format to what suits each person. The first meetings are used to set aims and decide on a clear plan. Ongoing work is reviewed regularly so progress and goals can be adjusted if needed.
This helps people keep therapy focused and relevant to their life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Fariba lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Fariba names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
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Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how people experience and respond to strong feelings. Online sessions using this approach focus on recognising emotional patterns and trying new ways of connecting with self and others, which can help with relationship and intimacy concerns.Attachment-Based Therapy explores early bonds and how they affect present behaviour. In a remote format this work looks at recurring reactions, safety in relationships and building more supported ways of relating, which can help with anxiety and stress rooted in attachment history.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will listen to your aims and suggest methods that fit your needs and preferences. Decisions about pace and techniques are made collaboratively and reviewed as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be quicker or need less bandwidth, and text or chat work well for short check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options help fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain and eating or bipolar-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred, warm style that focuses on the person's goals. Practical steps and emotional understanding are combined in sessions.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has three years of documented experience in the roles listed for this profile. That experience shapes her practical, goal-focused approach.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted, so people outside the UK can work with her depending on session scheduling and local regulations.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How do fees and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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