Rani Sagar, BACP

Rani Sagar is a humanistic counsellor who focuses on helping people understand their thoughts, feelings and behaviours. She uses a client-centred approach to build a trusting relationship and support people through difficult moments. Rani holds BACP accreditation which indicates adherence to professional standards in the UK.

Rani works in a pluralistic way, which means she draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. She commonly uses attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and mindfulness to help people manage stress and anxiety. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy strategies are used when someone needs practical tools to cope with intense emotions.

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. Rani aims to create a calm space where people can talk openly and notice what matters to them. She encourages small, practical steps that fit into everyday life rather than complex theory.

Her experience covers a broad range of concerns including relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, coping with life changes, addiction, LGBT issues, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stresses, anger and low self-esteem. She has also worked with issues such as chronic illness, caregiving strain and body image.

Rani offers telephone and video calls, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose what suits them best. She accepts international clients and works from the United Kingdom. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and arrange sessions that fit their schedule.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online counselling

Rani commonly uses attachment-based ideas to explore how early relationship patterns influence current interactions and emotional responses. This approach helps people notice repeating patterns and try different ways of relating when they feel stuck.

She also uses client-centred therapy, which means conversations focus on the person's own experience and pace. Sessions aim to be accepting and non-judgemental so people can speak openly and decide what matters most to them.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills appear in her practice when practical emotion regulation tools are needed. These are concrete strategies for managing intense feelings, improving distress tolerance and strengthening communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and the therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That might mean starting with a client-centred conversation and adding mindfulness or DBT skills as needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls support face-to-face conversation when gestures and tone matter. Phone sessions can fit into short breaks or be easier on low bandwidth. Live chat or messaging allow for written check-ins and quicker, more frequent contact between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving and travel commitments.