Chirayu Goyal, BACP

Chirayu Goyal is a BACP-registered counsellor with three years of clinical experience. He works with people facing relationship and identity concerns and offers calm, practical support. He speaks English and Hindi and sees clients across the United Kingdom and internationally.

Chirayu focuses on relationship problems, intimacy-related concerns, and blended family issues. He also helps people dealing with grief, depression, anxiety, addictions, and trauma and abuse. Other areas he addresses include self-esteem, body image, communication problems, and loneliness.

Sessions are shaped around each person's needs. He uses familiar, straightforward conversation rather than jargon. Together with the client he tailors goals and the steps to reach them, so therapy feels relevant and manageable.

Chirayu draws on a mix of approaches to suit different problems. He uses client-centred work to make space for what matters to the person. He brings in techniques from emotionally-focused and psychodynamic ways of working to look at patterns in relationships and feelings.

Practical concerns are part of the work. He helps people build clearer communication, set boundaries, and manage strong emotions. The aim is to help clients feel steadier in day-to-day life and make choices that match their values.

He recognises that starting therapy takes courage and treats clients with sensitivity and respect. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's comfort and readiness.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Chirayu commonly uses client-centred work and emotionally-focused methods in online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person needs, helping them feel heard and able to explore difficult feelings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people change how they respond to hurt and connection.

He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring patterns and unconscious influences that affect how someone relates to others. These two to three approaches are used flexibly, and Chirayu will discuss with each client which blend feels most useful. Deciding on an approach is a shared process based on your goals and what feels right to you.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and reading facial cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging can suit short check-ins or when writing helps you think things through. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family life, or travel.