About Parsa
Parsa "Peter" Samii-Rashti is an ACA counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem and depression. He offers calm, steady support and a straightforward way to work through hard feelings. Peter speaks English and Persian and works from Australia.
Peter keeps sessions simple and practical. He uses talk-based methods to help people notice patterns, test small changes, and practise new coping skills. He focuses on what matters to each person and helps them build daily routines that reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
His background includes seven years working directly with people in distress. That experience has shaped a down-to-earth style that balances listening with clear, doable suggestions. He aims to make therapy feel like a conversation rather than a lecture.
Peter draws on a mix of approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. He tailors these methods to the concern at hand, whether that is managing panic, processing past hurt, or reducing angry reactions.
Many people come to him with related issues such as attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, communication problems, addiction, or feelings of emptiness. He helps people break those problems into manageable steps and measures progress together. To start, people complete a short online questionnaire and then book a time.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging so people can choose the format that fits their life.
How Peter uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small committed actions even when feelings are difficult. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and ongoing worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to change behaviour and lower symptoms of depression and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication, which can help with anger and impulsive reactions. Choosing the best approach is a shared process. Peter listens to your goals and the problems you bring, then suggests a mix of methods to try. He checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what helps you most, so therapy feels collaborative rather than prescribed. Online sessions make it easier to fit support into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when you need it, phone sessions are lower bandwidth and can fit into short breaks, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing written work. These options offer flexibility so people can choose what works best for their routine and comfort.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Persian
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