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Starnta Johal, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief

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Starnta Johal is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. She follows a person-centred style and uses that as a base to help people talk about what they are feeling and why they react as they do. Starnta aims to make the first step easier for someone who is worried or unsure about therapy.

She helps people with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety and depression.

Background and approach

Relationship and intimacy issues are included, along with grief, addictions and anger. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, separation or divorce, and multicultural concerns. Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.

Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when clients want practical tools to manage thoughts and panic. Trauma-focused methods are applied with people who have experienced abuse or post-traumatic stress. Starnta has experience supporting young adults with exam stress, low self-esteem, confidence worries, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

She has also worked for an agency that supported survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and has training in bereavement counselling through Cruse. Her credential is NCPS, which appears alongside her name. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose what suits them.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a session is scheduled according to availability.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to notice interaction styles and rebuild safer ways of relating, which helps with attachment issues and intimacy concerns.

Client-centred therapy places the person at the centre of sessions and relies on active listening and empathy. In remote sessions this means the counsellor reflects what is said and helps clients make sense of their feelings at their own pace, which many people find steadying during times of stress.

Cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT offers clear, practical techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviour. Over video or phone the therapist can teach breathing exercises, thought records and graded exposure steps useful for panic, social anxiety and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and life circumstances and then try methods that fit, adjusting them as progress is seen. That makes the process collaborative rather than fixed.

Online therapy brings practical benefits for people with busy days or mobility limits. Video calls are best for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well with lower bandwidth, and shorter check-ins suit people needing quick support. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing reflection between sessions and can make therapy more flexible to fit around work, study or family commitments.

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety and depression as well as relationship and intimacy issues. Other areas include grief, addictions, anger, parenting challenges and multicultural concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is person-centred at its heart, focusing on listening and understanding. She also uses attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and trauma-focused methods when appropriate.

What is her background and experience?

She has four years of counselling experience and has worked with an agency supporting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. She has additional training in bereavement counselling with Cruse.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

Her listed credential is NCPS and she practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

Contacting Starnta

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Starnta Johal, NCPS

Background and approach

How her approaches work in online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety