Kalpna Kerai, BACP

Kalpna Kerai is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people facing stress, anxiety and the aftermath of trauma. She works with clients on addictions, motivation, self‑esteem and confidence. Her style aims to make it easier to speak about difficult thoughts and feelings.

She draws on 13 years of professional experience and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. That background informs a practical way of working. Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her, not on jargon or labels.

Kalpna combines attachment-based ideas with solution-focused and existential perspectives. That means she pays attention to relationships and patterns from the past, while also helping people identify small, workable steps forward. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when clients want support to change behaviours such as addictive patterns.

People come for help with grief, sleep and eating difficulties, career strain, compassion fatigue and managing life changes. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, long-term illness, caregiving stress and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Conversations are straightforward and goal-minded, while also allowing room for reflection.

Her approach is collaborative: the client’s priorities shape the work. The aim is practical progress people can notice in day-to-day life, whether that is better sleep, calmer reactions, clearer decisions or steadier coping when health problems affect daily routines.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Kalpna uses attachment‑based, client‑centred and solution‑focused ideas in her work. Attachment‑based work looks at how past relationship patterns affect current feelings and responses, which can help when health changes make relationships harder. Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can make sense of what matters to them and gain confidence. Solution‑focused work helps people identify small, practical steps they can try between sessions to improve day‑to‑day life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. She will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress and needs change.

The original biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑in conversations when that suits. It also lets people continue therapy while managing ongoing health issues or caregiving duties, and supports flexible scheduling around work or treatment appointments.