Kalpna Kerai , BACP

Kalpna Kerai is a UK-licensed therapist with 13 years of professional experience who supports people managing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivation challenges, and relationship difficulties. She combines a compassionate, nonjudgmental presence with practical strategies to help clients explore difficult feelings and develop clearer ways forward. Kalpna works with a wide range of concerns including grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and family issues, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and intimacy-related matters, and she also offers focused support around burnout and compassion fatigue.

Known for creating an open, supportive space, Kalpna encourages honest conversation and tailors each session to the individual’s needs and goals. She emphasizes collaboration, helping clients set realistic steps and build confidence over time. Her approach integrates several therapeutic models chosen to match the presenting issue and the person’s preferred pace and style.

Kalpna holds BACP credentialing - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects professional membership and standards within the UK. She accepts new clients, including international clients, and offers flexible session formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy accessible to different schedules and circumstances. Taking the first step can be difficult, and Kalpna aims to make that beginning feel manageable and respectful.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Kalpna uses attachment-based work to explore how early relationships influence current patterns - this approach helps people understand connection, trust, and difficulties in intimate and family relationships and supports healing from abandonment or attachment wounds. Client-centered therapy is also central to her practice; it focuses on empathic listening and meeting the client where they are so that personal insight and self-directed growth can emerge at a comfortable pace. Solution-focused therapy complements these methods by identifying clear, achievable goals and using short-term, practical strategies to build momentum and tackle specific problems such as stress, motivation, or sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kalpna will work together with each client to choose and adapt methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences, checking in and adjusting as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care when travel, work, or location present challenges, while still allowing meaningful connection with a licensed professional who guides the therapeutic work.