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Sepideh Cheraghi

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Sepideh Cheraghi, BACP

United Kingdom

Psychodynamic counsellor - relationships and family concerns

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About

  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Family and parenting
  • English and Persian

About Sepideh

Sepideh Cheraghi is a psychodynamic counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years of practice in the UK and supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting strains, grief, trauma, self-esteem difficulties and questions about sexuality and identity.

Sepideh uses psychodynamic work to help people notice repeated patterns that cause pain. Sessions are about looking at how past relationships and experiences shape current feelings and choices. She aims to help people gain clearer self-awareness so they can make different decisions in daily life.

Her background includes several years working across Europe and the Middle East with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. That experience informs how she listens for cultural and migration-related themes in conversations about identity, displacement and family roles.

In sessions she talks through relationship dynamics, family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, and the emotional impact of caregiving or blended-family stress. She also addresses eating and body image issues, intimacy and alternative-sex culture topics, and effects of workplace pressure or compassion fatigue.

Sessions are offered in English and Persian. Practical matters such as cost and scheduling are handled through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial appointment.

How sessions work

Psychodynamic work and online sessions

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on how earlier relationships and life events shape current feelings and choices. It involves talking about recurring patterns, emotions and memories so those patterns become clearer and easier to change. This approach can be helpful for relationship problems, family of origin issues, grief, shame and identity questions.

In practice, finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with the client and together decide whether psychodynamic work is the best fit or whether other ways of working should be used alongside it.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around parenting, work and daily life. They also allow for shorter check-ins when a brief conversation helps, or for audio-only work when video would be difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt session length and rhythm to suit practical constraints while focusing on the emotional concerns brought to therapy.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Psychodynamic Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Persian

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she help with?

She helps people work through family of origin issues, blended family stress, parenting strain and communication problems at home.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She practises psychodynamic therapy, focusing on patterns from past relationships and how they affect present behaviour and feelings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of experience practising in the United Kingdom and has also worked across Europe and the Middle East.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I do not speak English?

Sessions are offered in English and Persian, so Persian speakers can be seen in their native language.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.

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