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Poonam Sejpal, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Supportive counsellor for parenting and relationships

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Years in practice
11
Registration
BACP
Languages
English
Focus
Relationship issues
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Anger management
About

About Poonam

Poonam Sejpal is a counsellor with 11 years of experience supporting people who are feeling overwhelmed by parenting pressures, relationships and life changes. She works with parents who are worried about stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or difficulties with intimacy. She also helps people facing trauma, grief, anger and issues linked to ADHD.

Poonam holds BACP accreditation and offers approachable, practical support. Poonam focuses on building a calm, respectful space where people can talk without being judged.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to clarify what matters most to the client and find steps that fit their daily life. She adapts methods to the person rather than using a single fixed model. Her work draws on client-centred ideas that put the person’s experience at the heart of the sessions.

She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try out different ways of coping. Narrative and psychodynamic approaches are used to look at past patterns that still affect present relationships. Poonam often helps people untangle attachment concerns and how these affect parenting and couple interactions.

She addresses practical problems such as communication breakdowns, blended family tensions and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with domestic abuse, separation and grief. People can expect a warm, steady style that balances listening with practical suggestions.

Poonam aims to empower clients to make small changes that add up over time. She welcomes international clients and works in English.

Focus areas and approaches

What Poonam works with

Everything Poonam lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Poonam helps people with.

Approaches Poonam lists

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches work online

Poonam commonly uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques in her online practice. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and parenting patterns; it can help people notice recurring reactions and try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioural work focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and improve daily coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then agree a plan together. That collaborative choice can change over time as new issues come up or as practical needs shift.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for relationship and parenting conversations. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Text and live chat suit shorter updates, reflective journalling between sessions or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options give flexibility to fit sessions around work, childcare and life commitments while still working with experienced therapists and registered or accredited professionals.
Questions

Questions people ask about Poonam

What concerns does Poonam help with?

Poonam supports people dealing with parenting pressures, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression and stress. She also helps with intimacy issues, grief, anger, ADHD and career-related worries.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and empathic with a non-judgemental tone. Sessions combine listening with practical steps to try between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns including domestic abuse, OCD, relationship issues and parenting difficulties.

What credentials and region apply?

She holds BACP accreditation and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are offered?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Work can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to client preference.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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