Poonam Sejpal, BACP
Poonam Sejpal is a counsellor with 11 years of experience.
About Poonam
Poonam Sejpal is a counsellor with 11 years of experience. She supports people dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression and life changes. She works with clients who are facing parenting stress, grief, ADHD and intimacy-related issues.
People also come to her for help with anger, self-esteem, career concerns and LGBT-related matters. Poonam uses a blend of practical and reflective approaches. She draws on trauma-focused techniques to help people who have been harmed or overwhelmed by past events.
Background and approach
Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships affect present patterns. Cognitive-behavioural methods help with unhelpful thoughts and coping skills. Her style is warm and empathic.
She aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through problems at their own pace. The focus is on understanding what matters to each person and finding realistic steps forward. Poonam also works with narrative and client-centred ideas to help people make sense of difficult experiences and rebuild a preferred story about themselves.
She pays attention to communication, commitment and control issues that often appear in close relationships. She works from a humanistic, integrative standpoint and adapts sessions to each person. That can mean short-term practical work or longer conversations about patterns and meaning.
The aim is to support people to feel more confident and able to cope with life changes. Poonam is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients, with services provided in English.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 385410 | February 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Poonam lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Poonam names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Therapeutic approaches and online delivery
Poonam commonly uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process distressing events and reduce their ongoing impact. This approach focuses on understanding traumatic memories and developing coping strategies to manage difficult reactions.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to examine how early relationship patterns affect current closeness and communication. That work helps people notice repeating patterns and experiment with new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy is part of her practice too, providing a compassionate space where the person sets the pace and priorities for the work.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. She will work collaboratively to identify goals, test different methods and adjust the plan as needs change. The aim is to find what helps the individual feel safer, more understood and more capable of change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or messaging can support brief check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions or a gentler way to begin. These formats provide flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences, and they make it easier to keep continuity when travel or work make in-person meetings difficult.
Frequently asked
What kinds of issues does Poonam help with?
She supports people with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression and stress. Other areas include parenting, grief, ADHD, intimacy and LGBT-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and empathic, offering a respectful, non-judgemental space. She combines practical skill-building with reflective conversation.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and blends several therapeutic approaches to suit each client.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Poonam is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin working with her?
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