About Shirin
Shirin Rad is an ACA and APS member who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She also helps clients facing trauma, concentration difficulties and phobias. She works in English and Persian and has ten years of experience working with diverse cultural backgrounds.
Shirin primarily uses a client-centred, strengths-based style. She begins by listening to what matters most to the person in front of her. Sessions focus on small, practical steps that fit everyday life rather than clinical jargon.
Background and approach
This helps people try new ways of coping without feeling overwhelmed. Her methods draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These approaches encourage people to notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviours, and act on personal values.
Shirin tailors each session to the person's goals and pace instead of following a fixed script. Shirin has particular interest in migration-related adjustment, isolation and cultural transition. She has experience working with Farsi-speaking clients and other migrant communities, and she aims to make cultural context part of the conversation.
That background shapes how she plans goals and offers support. People who come for help can expect calm, clear guidance and practical tools to practise between sessions. Shirin frames change as gradual and collaborative, with focus on skills that work in real life.
The goal is to help people regain confidence and move toward the things they value.
Online approaches that focus on values and behaviour
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that align with personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, phobias and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It teaches practical skills to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours to reduce symptoms like panic, compulsions or worry.
Choosing the right approach is a shared task. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and daily life to decide what to try first. Sessions are adapted over time based on what helps most, so clients remain involved in planning each step.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone calls work well if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Persian
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