Poonam Patel
Practical support for stress and trauma
About Poonam
Poonam Patel offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief and major life changes. She writes simply and listens closely so clients can say what matters. Her approach aims to make talking about difficult feelings feel more manageable and less scary.
She works to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. Conversations are used to untangle patterns that make day-to-day life harder, such as sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem or workplace strain.
Background and approach
Parents can explore the pressures of raising children and the impact on family dynamics. Poonam uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current feelings and reactions. She also draws on trauma-focused methods when difficult events keep causing distress, helping people process memories and reduce their hold on daily life.
With five years of practice and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - she combines experience with a straightforward style. Sessions are tailored to the person, not a one-size-fits-all plan. The emphasis is on small, steady steps that fit into everyday life.
People often come for help with relationships, obsessive thoughts, grief, social anxiety, or struggles linked to autism and attachment issues. Poonam aims to help clients build clearer thinking, better sleep and more confidence in facing life’s challenges.
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How Poonam works
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Sessions & fees
How psychodynamic and trauma-focused work online
Psychodynamic therapy helps people spot patterns that repeat in relationships and daily life. Online sessions use conversation to look at feelings, memories and recurring reactions that cause stress or low mood.Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the impact of distressing events and practical ways to reduce their ongoing effects. In video or phone sessions the counsellor helps gently process memories and develop coping strategies for flashbacks, sleep problems or hypervigilance.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The counsellor will work with the person to decide what fits best based on symptoms, goals and preferences. That choice can change as treatment progresses and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when conversation depth matters. Phone sessions may be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when written reflection feels more comfortable. These options aim to make counselling more convenient and easier to fit into a busy life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
