Counsellor profile
Fariba Mim, PACFA
PACFA counsellor - Family and parenting focus
Continue with FaribaAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting strain
- Family conflict
About Fariba
Fariba Mim is a PACFA counsellor practising in Australia with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, family conflicts and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing major life changes and the ordinary pressure of caring for others.
Fariba uses straightforward conversation to help people untangle what feels overwhelming. She treats clients as the experts in their own lives and focuses on practical steps they can try between sessions. Sessions are calm and paced to suit busy household routines.
Her background includes work with a wide range of issues such as attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, intellectual disability and caregiver stress. She also supports people coping with immigration-related challenges, isolation, guilt and shame, and problems with communication or impulsivity.
Fariba pays attention to how family roles and parenting responsibilities affect daily life. She helps people clarify boundaries, improve problem-solving and reduce ongoing stress. Conversations often include ways to manage emotions and small behaviour changes that can ease tension at home.
Sessions are offered in English and Bengali. People who want to begin meeting her are asked to use the online matching process to schedule an initial session. The focus is practical support for everyday life, not diagnosis or medical statements.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Fariba works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotion management. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaviour, and then test small changes to see what reduces stress and improves communication. This style is useful for anxiety, parenting challenges and day-to-day family conflict.Another useful method attends to relationships and attachment. It looks at how past experiences shape present reactions and helps people develop clearer boundaries and steadier responses when family tensions rise. This approach can be helpful for those dealing with abandonment worries or persistent emptiness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Fariba will discuss different ways of working and together with the client decide which methods feel most useful for their goals and home life. The choice of technique can change as needs evolve, and the therapist and client check in about fit along the way.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time, helping people keep continuity while juggling parenting and household responsibilities.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Bengali
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with at home?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflicts and parenting concerns, plus related matters such as grief, guilt and feeling isolated.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses clear, practical conversation and helps people identify small steps to try between sessions. The approach treats clients as the expert of their own story.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with people from different backgrounds and age groups.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with PACFA and practises in Australia.
Can I work with her if I speak Bengali?
Sessions are offered in English and Bengali.
Does she see clients outside Australia?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.