Renika Nakra, BACP

Renika Nakra is a counsellor who works with people facing stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. She helps with career challenges, addiction concerns, and coping with big life changes. Reni also offers support around grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and problems with sleep or eating. She uses a tailored approach to meet each person's needs. That can include techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ways of working. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking as well as exploring feelings and relationships. Renika has five years of experience offering one-to-one therapeutic support. She aims to build a respectful and compassionate space where people can talk about shame, anger, emptiness, or trauma and start making changes. She also addresses concerns such as parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, fertility worries, and body image. Her practice is informed by working with people facing mood challenges such as depression and bipolar, and neurodiverse presentations like ADHD. She can also help those dealing with loss, abandonment issues, blended family tensions, and difficulties after separation or divorce. Renika is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that fit their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and adjusting to life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and teaches practical skills to change them. It often helps with mood problems, sleep and coping day-to-day. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy, trust and relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify what fits best with a person's goals, needs and preferences. Sessions may combine elements from different approaches so the work is practical and personalised.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins around work. It can also make some practical tasks simpler, like sharing worksheets or homework between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods used in person to an online setting, and the therapist will discuss what will work best for each person during the initial matching and scheduling steps.