Ritika Budhiraja Thakur, HCPC

Ritika Budhiraja Thakur is a counsellor registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the United Kingdom. She has nine years of experience supporting people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. Ritika values a collaborative approach and sees clients as experts in their own story. She aims to offer steady support while people take the steps toward a more fulfilling life.

In sessions she focuses on practical ways to manage symptoms and build on existing strengths. Conversations are used to identify patterns that keep problems going and to try small changes that can make daily life easier. She pays attention to how past hurts and current relationships shape how people feel and behave.

Ritika works to create a calm, respectful space where clients can speak honestly about hard things. She helps people notice what matters to them and set realistic goals. The pace is adjusted to what each person can handle, with an emphasis on realistic steps rather than quick fixes.

Her experience includes supporting people with panic attacks, mood disorders, social anxiety and issues around body image, guilt and shame. Ritika also helps clients who feel isolated or who struggle with purpose and motivation. Sessions can include short practical exercises alongside reflective discussion.

She offers therapy in English and Hindi and accepts international clients. To begin, readers should use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Approaches you might try in online therapy

Many evidence-based techniques focus on what helps in day-to-day life. Cognitive approaches look at how thoughts affect feelings and behaviour, and help people test and change unhelpful thinking patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood. Behavioural strategies include practical activities such as graded exposure for panic or social anxiety, and small behaviour changes to lift mood.

Trauma-informed work pays attention to past hurt and how it shows up now, using careful pacing and grounding techniques to help people feel steadier when they talk about difficult experiences. These approaches are chosen to match the specific problem and the person’s comfort with the work.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. That might mean trying one method for a few sessions and adjusting as needed until a clear plan feels useful.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep regular contact when geographic distance is a factor. Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as options are set by the therapist. Many people find remote sessions helpful for shorter check-ins, focused work on specific goals, or when travel would otherwise be difficult.