About me
Thank you for taking the time to view this page. My name is Kam, and I am a qualified and experienced integrative and relational counsellor. I know first-hand the benefits of talking therapy in managing overwhelming feelings, reframing thoughts to support and find a resolve to deal with challenging situations. This experience drove my gift and passion of relatability in helping those at their lowest ebb of emotional resilience by turning things around to regain emotional control and develop empowered thinking, energy and habits.
I have been fortunate as a therapist of many years to have worked with remarkable individuals and couples that have taken the courageous step to trust the therapeutic process to help them deal with the complexities of mental health and relationship challenges. I have worked with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, trauma and neuro-diverse needs (ADHD and autism). I appreciate that talking about lived experiences of depression, anxiety, couples’ conflict and ADHD/ADD, autism can prove challenging especially with friends and family, as you may not feel understood and isolated. It’s my responsibilities as a counsellor to provide a safe and compassionate space to explore your thoughts, feelings that impact your mental health, with an aim to help you build emotional resilience and regulation.
My work with individuals is to offer an authentic and relational experience in which they can be safe to explore overwhelming emotions, unhealthy patterns of relating and behaviour and navigate the complexities of living with depression, anxiety and ADHD.
In my work with couples, I witness couples coming into therapy following periods of emotional distance and frustration leading to poor communication and escalated conflict. I meet with many couples describe experiences of being unheard, disconnected, misunderstood and emotionally unsafe in their relationships, and often find themselves in loops of resentment and unhealthy conflict. I have experience of working with many couples in which one or both partners are living with ADHD or addictions that impact their ability to connect in their relationship. My focus is to help aid improved emotional understanding and communication between a couple to foster a deeper emotional connection, rebuild trust and establish healthy boundaries.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have eighteen years’ experience working with clients presenting with ADHD/ADD, anxiety, depression, identity crisis, intimacy issues, parenting stress, women's health related issues like menopause/peri-menopause, fertility concerns, weight concerns, poor self esteem/self worth, financial worries, relationship issues, stress and trauma. I have confidently worked with adults, adolescents, and the elderly from diverse backgrounds to work through presenting issues like relationships problems, low confidence, trauma, neuro diverse challenges, poor communication, unhealthy patterns of behaviour, personal and work-related stress, anxiety, loss and grief. I have worked in various agency setting offering specialised support and working with various communities. Furthermore, I have supported clients through my private practice, through the Employee Assistance Programme and via online services.
I favour working in a relational and integrative manner with clients in a counselling room. I am qualified to use various counselling theories and skills to best support an individual or couple’s specific needs. However, my focus remains building and maintaining a safe and effective therapeutic relationship with a client to help increase relatability and connection that supports clients to feel understood and empowered to bring about the desired change. I also incorporate coaching techniques, brief solution focused therapy, motivational interviewing, meditation, mindfulness practice, psychoeducation and compassion focused therapy to support clients looking for more direct or short-term support.
In my years of experience, I have worked with individuals and couples across varying communities and groups. I have developed a great understanding of cultural sensitivity when working with clients from differing cultural backgrounds. In addition to English, I have successfully delivered therapy in Punjabi as an additional language. I have experience of supporting those in the criminal justice system, facing crises like homelessness, domestic violence and past trauma. I work to ensure safety in therapy and adhere to the needs of safeguarding and managing any risk of harm to clients.
I am registered with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and have successfully met their competency and ethical standards. I continue to grow in understanding client needs through ongoing professional development courses.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Cultural and religious sensitivity
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £115.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
1) Individual session online- £50-60
2) Individual session in person- £65-75
3) Couples sessions online- £80-90
4) Couples session in person - £95-105
5) Brief Solution Focused Therapy (Specific Goal Orientated Therapy) & Single Session Therapy- please inquire about the cost of these services, £40-£60.
6) Life Coaching/ADHD Coaching- please contact me for more details
I do offer a concessionary price to those on means tested benefits, low income, unemployed, OAPs, keyworkers, students and students of counselling.
When I work
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Please contact me to discuss availability as there is a degree of flexibility available to those undertaking shift work or needing an evening session.
Further information
I am currently offering all sessions via telephone, Zoom, Teams and face to face therapy in the Hounslow, Twickenham & Richmond area.
