- Humanistic approach
- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
About Poonam
Poonam Sejpal is a counsellor with BACP registration who helps people with relationship strain, stress, anxiety and money or financial issues alongside other concerns. She writes in a warm, empathic style and aims to offer a non-judgemental place to talk. Her approach is practical and respectful of each person's experience.
Poonam takes a humanistic, integrative approach that mixes several ways of working. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to tackle thoughts and behaviours that cause distress. She also uses psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas to look at patterns that repeat in relationships.
Sessions are about building trust and understanding what matters to the person sitting in front of her. She focuses on real-life problems like parenting strain, breakup, grief, domestic abuse and managing ADHD-related challenges. Conversations include practical steps and gentle reflection rather than labels or judgement.
For relationship concerns she looks at couple fit and attachment styles to help people notice how they relate and why conflicts recur. Narrative ideas are used to help people reframe painful experiences and see different pathways forward.
Poonam has worked in counselling for 11 years. She aims to support people who want to make changes to feel safer, more confident and more satisfied in their daily lives. If someone is ready to start, she encourages them to take the first step and reach out to begin the process.
How Poonam’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and patterns. Online sessions can help people notice attachment reactions, practise new ways of relating and make changes in everyday relationships.Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the session and relies on a trusting connection. Through conversation the counsellor offers empathic listening and reflection to support self-understanding and emotional processing.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers tools to change unhelpful patterns. Online sessions can include practical exercises, behavioural experiments and homework between meetings to reinforce what is learned.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and life circumstances to decide which methods suit each person. That conversation is part of the early sessions and can change as needs evolve.
Practically, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and travel. Confirm the exact session formats available before booking since options are not listed here. Many people appreciate being able to join from a quieter location, use a shorter check-in when time is tight, or avoid travel time while keeping the same therapeutic continuity.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Poonam commonly help with?
She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy issues and money and financial issues, among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and empathic with a non-judgemental tone. Sessions combine practical steps with reflective work to help people make changes.
What background and experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working in counselling settings and has assisted people with a wide range of difficulties, including domestic abuse and ADHD-related challenges.
What credentials and region does she practise in?
She holds BACP registration and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.