Jatinder Purwaha

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief and loss

About Jatinder

Jatinder Purwaha helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. He works in a way that encourages open discussion of thoughts and feelings, and he has 32 years of professional experience. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Jatinder uses a mix of approaches including acceptance and commitment work, attachment-based ideas, and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions aim to identify patterns that cause distress and to try practical ways of responding differently. He also draws on dialectical behaviour ideas when emotions feel overwhelming.

Clients who have faced abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues or domestic violence can bring those histories into sessions. He also works with people coping with cancer, caregiver stress, intellectual disability, dissociation, and issues such as control, impulsivity, guilt and shame. The focus is on talking through current difficulties and developing clearer ways of coping.

Jatinder offers sessions in English, Hindi and Punjabi. He accepts international clients and brings long experience to complex and long-term problems. People are encouraged to speak plainly about what they want from counselling so the work stays practical and focused.

Before a first meeting he typically discusses what the client hopes to change and which methods might help most. Over time the aim is to build useful skills, improve communication, and reduce the impact of past trauma or ongoing stressors.

How Jatinder uses therapeutic approaches in online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and focuses on actions that link to personal values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns of relating and can help when attachment issues, abandonment or foster care histories are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss different methods and agree with the client which to try first, based on their needs and goals. This is a collaborative process and approaches may be adjusted as progress is reviewed.

Confirm the exact session options before booking as the biography does not specify formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel. It also makes cross-border work possible for international clients. Registered or accredited professionals can explain practical arrangements when you book so you know what to expect.

Topics Jatinder lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Questions about Jatinder

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. He works with anxiety and related stress through practical techniques and discussion.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He uses approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centred methods, CBT and elements of DBT.

How much experience does he have?

He has 32 years of professional experience in counselling and therapeutic work.

Is he registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and Punjabi.

Does he see international clients?

Yes.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions are arranged via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start sessions?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.