Jatinder Purwaha, BACP

Jatinder Purwaha is a counsellor with 32 years of professional experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and major life changes. He works in English, Hindi and Punjabi and accepts international clients.

He focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that affect how people cope day to day. Sessions start with listening to what matters most, then exploring small changes that can make daily life easier. Jatinder aims to make sessions straightforward and relatable, so people can use what they learn between meetings.

His approach draws on several well-known models including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. He also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ways of working to understand relationships and emotional responses. These approaches are described in practical terms during sessions rather than as labels.

Jatinder holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. He has worked across the United Kingdom over many years and brings long experience to common everyday problems like worry, low mood and coping with loss.

People who contact him are invited to explain their main concerns and goals. From there he helps them build straightforward plans and coping skills to test between meetings. The emphasis is on workable steps and clearer thinking rather than complicated theory.

How different approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful for stress, anxiety and for moving through difficult life changes by focusing on what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It teaches simple strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new everyday habits that reduce worry and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest a mix of methods that fit those aims. This is done collaboratively so plans feel realistic and usable.

Please check which session types are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, for example allowing shorter check-ins during a work break or saving travel time. They also let people work from different locations and choose a setup that best suits their routine. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques used in face-to-face therapy to remote meetings, while tailoring tasks and between-session exercises to everyday life.