Seetal Udeshi, BACP

Seetal Udeshi is a counsellor who aims to make talking about hard things feel easier. She offers online video, chat and messaging options and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting pressures and changes in life. Seetal brings a calm, non-judgemental presence to sessions and uses plain language so people can say what matters most to them.

Seetal works under the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) framework and holds a Postgraduate Diploma that is accredited by the BACP. She has eight years of professional experience and takes part in ongoing professional development and regular supervision to maintain her practice.

Her approach is person-centred at its heart, which means meetings are guided by the person’s concerns and goals. She also draws on attachment ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, emotionally-focused methods and Jungian perspectives when these fit a person’s needs. Practical tools such as grounding, mindfulness and creative exercises may be used in sessions.

Seetal supports people working through issues such as grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, body image and eating concerns, anger and control issues, and living with chronic pain or illness. She also helps with self-esteem, coping with change, ADHD, and questions linked to identity and LGBT matters.

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. International clients may be matched for online work. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How Seetal’s approaches translate to online therapy

Seetal uses a person-centred foundation alongside attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural techniques. Person-centred work focuses on listening closely and following what is important to the person, which helps people feel heard and understood online. Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and can help when past connection styles affect current relationships and family concerns. Cognitive behavioural techniques provide straightforward ways to spot unhelpful thinking and try small practical changes to manage anxiety, low mood or difficult behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will talk about what feels most useful, try methods that fit the person’s goals, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most. This collaborative way makes it easier to shape sessions around the person’s needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when camera use is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer to write. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.