Kalpna Kerai, BACP
Kalpna Kerai offers a direct, person-focused counselling style that helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and mood difficulties.
About Kalpna
Kalpna Kerai offers a direct, person-focused counselling style that helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and mood difficulties. She uses simple, practical conversations to help people feel heard and to work out what to try next. Kalpna holds BACP registration and brings 13 years of experience in the UK to her clinical work.
She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult experiences.
Background and approach
That includes trauma, grief, addiction and issues around intimacy and relationships. Sessions also support people navigating career challenges, parenting strain, chronic illness and the overlap of multiple problems. Kalpna draws on attachment-based and client-centred approaches to build trust and clarify what matters most to each person.
She also uses solution-focused techniques to set practical steps and motivational interviewing to help people find the reasons to change. The emphasis is on small, manageable goals and steady progress. Her style is practical and warm.
Conversations are plain and to the point, with exercises and reflections people can use between sessions. This helps work continue beyond the hour and fits into a busy life. Kalpna has worked across a range of presenting issues over more than a decade.
Her background combines one-to-one therapeutic work and structured brief interventions that aim to relieve day-to-day distress. She supports English-speaking clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 140237 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Kalpna works with
Everything Kalpna lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kalpna lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear, short-term goals and motivational interviewing to help people find internal reasons to change. These approaches are practical and complement each other, so the therapist and client can try different methods together and agree what helps most.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kalpna will work collaboratively to identify goals, test what feels useful, and adapt methods to the person's needs and preferences. That way therapy becomes a shared project rather than a fixed procedure.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to match different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a work break, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar difficulties, as well as addictions and trauma-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is warm and direct, combining attachment-based care with client-centred listening and solution-focused steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kalpna has 13 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom across a range of mental health and wellbeing concerns.
What professional accreditation does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English for both local and international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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