Poonam Patel, BACP
Poonam Patel helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or parenting worries.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
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About Poonam
Poonam Patel helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or parenting worries. She is a friendly counsellor who makes time to listen and to understand what is worrying you most. Her work tends to suit people facing relationship strain, sleep problems, low self-esteem or life changes that feel hard to manage.
Poonam uses psychodynamic ways of working to look at how past patterns can affect current feelings and choices.
Background and approach
She also draws on trauma-focused methods when difficult or distressing events are part of what someone brings. Together these approaches aim to make sense of repeated reactions and to make small changes that feel manageable. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person.
Poonam encourages people to name emotions and situations that feel stuck, then to try practical steps to alter daily habits and reactions. She pays attention to family roles and parenting stress while helping clients notice how early experiences shape the present. She has five years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated BACP.
This reflects her commitment to ongoing professional standards and reflective practice. Poonam works in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. She aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through painful topics and build coping skills for the future.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 396331 | April 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 Poonam works with
Everything Poonam lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Poonam lists
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Online support
Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on the effects of distressing events and on reducing their ongoing impact. It uses careful, paced conversations to help people process upsetting memories and to build coping strategies for flashbacks, nightmares or hypervigilance.
Poonam treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and help decide whether psychodynamic work, trauma-focused methods, or a mix of both will be most useful. Decisions about pacing and techniques are made together so sessions feel manageable.
Online work offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller exchange is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can feel less intense when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins or written reflection possible between longer sessions. These options can fit work breaks, caring responsibilities, travel constraints and different daily routines.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Poonam commonly help with?
Poonam supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting worries, relationship difficulties and trauma-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines psychodynamic and trauma-focused approaches, using conversation to understand patterns and practical steps to change daily habits.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and interpersonal issues.
What credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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