Rav Kaur, BACP, NCPS

Rav Kaur offers straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief and life transitions. She helps with depression, trauma, self-esteem and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she aims to make sessions feel manageable for someone who may be nervous about starting therapy.

Rav works in English and Punjabi and draws on five years of professional experience. She adapts each session to the person's needs and focuses on practical ways to cope day to day. Sessions are client-led and paced to suit how someone prefers to work.

Her background mixes talking therapies that pay attention to early relationships and present thinking patterns. That means she looks at how past attachments shape current feelings and also how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques and existential questions about meaning may also be used when relevant.

People can expect a non-judgemental space where the counsellor listens carefully and helps set small, achievable goals. There is an emphasis on building skills to handle stress, manage emotions and improve communication. She can also support people dealing with grief, loss, caregiving stress and issues around body image or eating.

Rav can work with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, dissociation and the effects of domestic violence. She will explain the choices for therapy and tailor a plan to fit what each person needs and prefers.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and coping. It helps people understand why certain relationship patterns repeat and how to build healthier emotional connections. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and empathy. It gives people space to be heard and to set their own pace for change. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, examines unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right blend of approaches is a shared process. The counsellor will discuss options and try different ways of working until the person and therapist agree what feels most helpful. Goals, preferences and day-to-day challenges guide those choices, so the plan is personalised and flexible.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when travel is difficult. Phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing to talking. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and other commitments and help maintain momentum between sessions.