080 Farideh Banafshei - Telemedicine, Therapy & Access to Quality Mental Healthcare

Farideh Banafshei is a relational integrative therapist who integrates and tailors evidence-based psychological interventions, drawing knowledge from diverse schools of thought, to optimally create the most supportive approach to best suits her patients’ needs. She specializes in areas such as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, phobias, and personal development.

Today, she joins the show to discuss trends in Artificial Intelligence and telemedicine in the aftermath of the global pandemic, alternative medicine options, and therapeutic approaches that she employs with her patients.

Key Takeaways

01:25 – Farideh Banafshei joins the show to discuss everything from the recent coronation of King Charles III to her journey to psychology

09:54 – What impressed Farideh the most about J. Flowers Health Institute

10:41 – The growth of A.I. and Telemedicine in the aftermath of Covid

13:53 – Alternative medicine and the use of saffron

16:32 – Other techniques that Farideh uses for therapeutic approaches

21:10 – Why it is so difficult to find good mental healthcare in the UK

25:14 – Dr. Flowers thanks Farideh for the incredibly work she continues to do in mental health

26:40 – Dr. Flowers thanks Farideh for joining today’s show and Farideh leaves listeners with her thoughts on what it means to understand the human condition

Tweetable Quotes

“I picked that university because they’ve got a really strong background in the medical field here. You get to work with some of the best in the field and you talk with some of the best in the field. And, with that, it sort of unlocked this new passion in me. I did a lot of research on the effects of migration on developing effective disorders. I did a lot of research with perinatal women, with people with additions. And that kind of drew this passion in me and I ended up working in addictions for quite a few years.” (08:12) (Farideh)

“And I think one thing, for me, that settled really nicely in my brain when I came out to see J. Flowers Health Institute at the end of last year was actually how much at the forefront of medicine you actually are.” (09:54) (Farideh)

“The idea of a holistic, natural way of life is really coming forward in all these different ways of being.” (14:24) (Farideh)

“We have The National Health Service, which is obviosuly free healthcare. However, what it was fifty years ago is very different to how it is today. It’s really, for lack of a better term, almost on its knees. It’s really difficult to access mental healthcare, or actualy healthcare in general. It’s extremely hard. The waiting lists are as long as one year. You’ve got hundreds of people waiting to access care.” (21:55) (Farideh)

“You need someone to say, ‘Hey, sit down with us. We’ll do a ten-day evaluation and find out what’s wrong with you. We’ll understand you from all these different angles, and we’ll give you this intervention and treatment program and help you moving forward. And I think that’s one thing that J. Flowers does so beautifully. And that’s the thing that’s missing in London. It’s a lot of self-knowledge. You’ve got to go out there and search and seek. And that’s what people find difficult, and I think that’s what people are really struggling with here.” (23:55) (Farideh)

Resources Mentioned

JFlowers Health Institute – https://jflowershealth.com/

JFlowers Health Institute Contact – (713) 783-6655

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