Zarmeena Afridi, HCPC

Zarmeena Afridi is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the United Kingdom and has 15 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and major life changes. She also lists specific focus areas including abandonment, caregiver stress, communication problems, and guilt and shame.

Her background includes work in hospitals, community programmes, emergency response teams, substance misuse and rehabilitation services, plus roles in research and public health policy. That variety has exposed her to many cultural perspectives and practical settings. She uses what she learned there to shape sessions that fit each person’s situation.

In sessions she combines practical techniques with reflective conversation. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused methods and mindfulness, using them to help people notice patterns and try different responses. The work tends to be collaborative - she offers tools and ideas while the person decides which feel useful.

She speaks English, Hindi, Pushto and Urdu, and has experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds. Her own experience with loss and anxiety informs how she listens to difficult feelings without judgement. That perspective can make it easier to talk about painful topics.

People who come to her often want concrete steps to manage symptoms, clearer thinking around difficult decisions, and steadier routines after disruption. She encourages small, practical changes alongside reflection on meaning and purpose. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule an initial session.

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