Surjeet Bahra, BACP

Surjeet Bahra is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years of practice and a BACP accreditation. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports those coping with addictions, trauma, grief and life changes.

Surjeet tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs. She works in a straightforward, respectful way and aims to create a calm space for difficult topics. She emphasises sensitivity and compassion while keeping sessions practical and goal oriented.

Her background includes work with self-esteem, motivation and confidence. She helps people navigate intimacy challenges, eating and sleeping issues, and parenting-related strain. She also addresses complex patterns such as attachment concerns, codependency and communication problems.

Practically, Surjeet uses a mix of therapies to suit different problems. She draws on cognitive tools to change unhelpful thought patterns and uses solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals. Motivational approaches help when people feel stuck with change.

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Surjeet will work with each person to agree clear aims and a plan they feel comfortable with. Her style is collaborative and paced to the client’s readiness for change.

Approaches that guide online work

Surjeet commonly uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people understand recurring trust and closeness issues. She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thoughts and the behaviours they lead to. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Surjeet will work together with the person to choose which methods suit their goals and preferences. That collaboration helps set clear aims and adjusts methods if something isn’t working.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for longer therapy conversations, while phone calls use less bandwidth and are good for check-ins. Live chat or messaging can be helpful for brief updates, quick coping strategies or when typed communication feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, and they let people continue therapy if they move or travel.