Jatinder Purwaha, BACP
32 years in practice
Jatinder Purwaha is a counsellor with 32 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 92801 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 32
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Punjabi
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About Jatinder
Jatinder Purwaha is a counsellor with 32 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. He focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. He speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi and works with people from different backgrounds.
In sessions he aims to create an open space where clients can share difficult thoughts and feelings without judgment. He draws on Existential ideas to help people consider meaning and choice in their lives.
Background and approach
He also uses acceptance and commitment techniques and attachment-informed ways of looking at relationships and patterns. His background includes long experience in mental health work across a range of concerns. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - which appears among his listed credentials.
Over three decades he has helped people facing loss, trauma, relationship difficulties, caregiving stress and chronic health challenges. Sessions often focus on helping people identify values, build coping skills and notice unhelpful patterns in relationships. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches are used alongside reflective, person-centred conversations.
The aim is to support clear steps forward rather than quick fixes. Jatinder offers sessions in several formats including video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging. International clients may be supported.
He works collaboratively to match the approach to each person’s goals and situation.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jatinder lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Jatinder names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Existential therapy is about looking at meaning, choice and responsibility in life. It helps when people feel stuck, overwhelmed by change, or unsure about what matters to them. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them and on taking actions that match a person’s values. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape trust and connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, strengths and preferences and then agree a way forward together. That means elements can be mixed - for example reflective conversations with practical ACT exercises - to fit what the client needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face when travel is difficult. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can suit shorter check-ins. Live chat and text sessions make it easier to keep in touch between meetings or for those who prefer writing to speaking. These options help people fit therapy around work, family or health demands while working with registered or accredited professionals.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Jatinder help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and caregiver stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He combines reflective, person-centred conversation with practical tools from approaches like CBT and ACT to help people notice patterns and take meaningful steps forward.
How much experience does he have?
He has 32 years of professional experience working in mental health and counselling settings.
What credentials and location are shown?
His listed credential is BACP and he practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and Punjabi, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
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