A counselling psychologist helps you understand your feelings, thoughts and behaviour, and offers practical, positive guidance for managing emotional difficulties. Taanya holds an MA in Counselling Psychology and a BA (Hons) in Behavioural Sciences.
People come for help with stress, anxiety, low mood, marital and family difficulties, illness or loss, loneliness, work problems, children’s behaviour and the strain of caring for elders. Support is offered to adults, young people and seniors.
Approaches used
For anxiety disorders (generalised anxiety, panic, phobias, social anxiety, obsessive–compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress), the main approach is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). CBT helps you understand, identify and manage what contributes to your anxiety. Getting help early matters, because prolonged anxiety can make things harder.
Interpersonal approaches help you express emotions in healthier ways and improve your relationships. Where useful, psychological assessments help tailor the work to you. Sessions are offered to children, teenagers, adults and seniors.
What is a counselling psychologist?
A psychologist is a mental health professional who helps people work through issues such as stress, conflict, sorrow and uncertainty about the future, using approaches that research has shown to be effective. A counselling psychologist focuses on helping you manage stress, anxiety and other emotional difficulties, mostly through individual, couple and family sessions.
- Getting to know you through an initial assessment
- Identifying the stressors and challenges in your life
- Using therapeutic techniques to overcome anxiety and stress
- Helping you set short- and long-term goals
- Explaining the importance of self-care, and sharing useful resources
- Leading group sessions
Areas of support
- Stress, anxiety and emotional upset
- Marriage and relationship counselling
- Children’s self-esteem, behaviour and mood changes
- Parenting support
- Sexual and intimacy concerns in a relationship
- Sleep difficulties: building healthier sleep habits
- IQ testing
- Career counselling and self-improvement
- Grief and life transitions
Common questions
Send an enquiry through the contact form, call, or message on WhatsApp, and our team will reply to arrange a time.
The first session focuses on understanding your history and what has brought you here, followed by an initial assessment and a discussion of the way forward.
Yes — strictly confidential and non-judgemental, except where there is a serious risk of harm to yourself or others.
No. If it may help, you will be referred to an appropriate medical professional.
The first session is 30 minutes and covers your history, an initial assessment and a discussion of the way forward. The length and number of later sessions depend on you and what suits you best.
Warm, but strictly ethical and professional, and focused on your wellbeing. If professional boundaries are crossed, the therapist may end the therapeutic relationship.
Video sessions have been found to work as well as face-to-face sessions for many people. Telephone sessions are better suited to less serious concerns.
