ARPITA GHOSAL, BACP

Arpita Ghosal is a BACP-registered therapist based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience supporting people through difficult transitions and emotional challenges. She works with individuals facing grief and loss, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career questions, and depression. Arpita also focuses on attachment issues, body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety.

She approaches therapy from a stance that recognizes each person as the expert of their own story, helping clients to identify and build on their existing strengths while navigating obstacles that feel overwhelming. Her work emphasizes collaboration, gentle challenge, and practical strategies tailored to each person s needs and goals. Arpita values the courage it takes to seek change and aims to provide steady support through the process of finding greater fulfilment and resilience.

Arpita holds the BACP credential - membership in the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects professional standards for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. She offers therapy in English, Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu and is open to working with international clients.

Approaches for Online Therapy and Working Together

Arpita draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them, and to clarify personal values that guide meaningful action; this approach can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early patterns of relating influence current relationships and emotional responses, which can be particularly helpful for intimacy issues, relationship problems, and attachment concerns. Additionally, Arpita employs Client-Centered Therapy principles, offering a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the pace of work while the therapist reflects and supports their self-discovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Arpita collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques as trust and understanding develop. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to what feels most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy with Arpita is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access across different schedules and circumstances. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or travel, and they allow therapists and clients to focus on practical strategies and emotional work in ways that suit each person s life.