Jatinder Purwaha

Jatinder Purwaha is a counsellor with 32 years of practice who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and the effects of trauma. He speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi and works with clients across the United Kingdom and internationally. People who are managing life changes or who have intellectual disability concerns are among the focus areas listed in his background.

He aims to make the first step less daunting by listening without judgement. Sessions centre on what matters to the person sitting in the room. He encourages practical steps as well as talking through feelings and past events.

In practice he draws on several established approaches. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy inform how he helps people manage unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills and tolerate difficult emotions. Attachment-based ideas guide work around relationship patterns and responses rooted in early bonds.

He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is noted as his professional credential. His work across many years includes supporting people affected by abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, dissociation, domestic violence and complex grief.

Sessions explore practical strategies alongside emotional processing. Jatinder aims to tailor the pace and tools to each person’s needs. He invites people to set goals together and to review progress as therapy continues.

How these approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression and when life changes make decisions feel hard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to reduce distress and change unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation and coping skills for intense feelings and impulsive behaviour.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and agree a plan based on a person’s goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative process means techniques can be tried and adapted over time rather than fixed from the start.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online therapy easier to fit around work and family life, or helpful when they need shorter check-ins or to avoid travel. Online sessions can make it simpler to keep regular appointments and to use homework exercises between meetings.