Niketa Chohan , BACP

Niketa Chohan is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. She supports those dealing with trauma, addiction and the everyday strain of life changes. Niketa works in English and practices from the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation and brings five years of professional experience to her sessions.

Niketa aims to create a calm space where clients can name what feels hard without feeling judged. She listens with a focus on attachment and on the person in front of her, rather than following a rigid script. Conversations are practical and grounded, with time spent on what feels most pressing right now.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas that look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She combines this with client-centred ways of working that value the client’s own goals and pace. Niketa also uses elements of cognitive behavioural therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try small experiments in day-to-day life.

Typical issues she addresses include grief, postpartum depression, panic and obsessive worries, body image and caregiving stress. She also supports people navigating divorce, addictions, control issues and work-related burnout. Sessions can focus on immediate coping strategies as well as longer-term changes in how people relate to themselves and others.

The first meeting is used to hear what matters to the client and to agree a straightforward plan. Ongoing work is collaborative and adjusted as needs change. If someone is unsure where to begin, Niketa helps them break things down into small, manageable steps.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the role of relationships in shaping how people feel and react. In practical terms this means looking at recurring patterns in current relationships and trying small changes to feel less overwhelmed and more connected.

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor offers attentive listening and reflects what is said so clients can find their own solutions and make decisions at their own pace.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with practical exercises. It is useful for anxiety, panic, obsessive worries and low mood where changing thinking and behaviour can reduce distress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Niketa will discuss goals and preferences, and together the client and therapist will choose which methods to try. The plan is reviewed and adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distances, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, and brief live chat or text-based messaging can fit into busy days or provide quick check-ins. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit therapy around work and family commitments.