Poonam Sejpal, BACP

Poonam Sejpal is a qualified humanistic integrative therapist with 11 years of practice and holds BACP, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with a broad range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, domestic abuse, OCD and ADHD, and offers support across additional areas such as grief, self-esteem, stress, intimacy issues and career-related concerns. Her approach is adaptable, drawing on cognitive-behavioural, humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives alongside gestalt and transactional analysis to tailor interventions to each person's needs.

Her therapeutic stance is warm and empathic, creating a non-judgemental space where clients can build trust and explore their experiences. She emphasises respect, sensitivity and compassion and does not rely on stigmatising labels. For relationship and couple work she uses a systemic lens to examine couple fit and attachment styles, helping partners understand patterns and improve connection.

Poonam frames therapy as a collaborative process that supports people taking the often-difficult first steps toward change. She focuses on empowering clients with practical strategies and deeper self-understanding so they can move toward a more fulfilling life, and she welcomes both local and international clients seeking support.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Poonam Sejpal draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to help clients understand how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses; this approach can be useful for relationship difficulties, intimacy issues and attachment concerns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritises a warm, empathic therapeutic relationship and supports self-exploration, making it well suited to work on self-esteem, grief and life transitions. In addition, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be effective for anxiety, stress and mood-related difficulties.

Finding the best therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Poonam works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences and needs. As a BACP-registered professional, she and other registered professionals can adapt these approaches over time so the work remains responsive to each person.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, allowing clients to access support from different locations and at times that suit their schedules. These options make it easier for clients with busy lives, mobility constraints or those living abroad to maintain continuity of care while working toward their goals with a therapist.