Kalpna Kerai, BACP

Kalpna Kerai uses a person-centred style to help people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She is a BACP counsellor with 13 years of experience working in the United Kingdom. Her way of working is straightforward and practical. She aims to make the first step feel manageable.

She helps people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, career pressure, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Additional focus areas include body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress and communication problems.

Sessions are built around what the person needs that week. Kalpna listens and responds without judgement, then together they identify small, practical steps to try between meetings. She uses elements of attachment-focused and solution-focused work to spot patterns and test different ways of coping.

Her approach is plain and collaborative. Conversations are encouraged to be honest and short-term goals are set when useful. She also draws on motivational and existential ideas to help people clarify values and motivation when making tough choices.

Kalpna accepts people in English and welcomes international clients. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. To begin the process people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the session times shown.

How attachment and solution-focused work fit online

Kalpna often blends attachment-based ideas with client-centred and solution-focused ways of working. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current feelings and responses, and it can help when patterns of closeness or distance cause distress. Client-centred practice means the conversation stays focused on what the person brings; the counsellor reflects and follows the person’s lead to build understanding. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, achievable changes and practical steps that can reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kalpna will talk with the person about their needs, goals and preferences and then together they will try approaches that feel like a good fit. This collaborative way keeps therapy flexible and responsive as goals evolve.

Online work is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make sessions easier to fit into busy lives. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and picking up non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or suit lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and messaging allow ongoing reflection and brief check-ins between calls. These options help people access therapy around work, caring duties or travel commitments.