Samita Rathor , PACFA

Samita Rathor is a counsellor with 15 years of experience who focuses on helping people regain balance during stressful periods. She brings a practical, compassionate style and works with each person as an individual. Samita aims to create a calm space where people can talk through worries and start making changes at their own pace.

She bases sessions on what a person needs rather than a single method. Samita draws on approaches that help with unhelpful thoughts, emotional regulation and improving important relationships. She listens without judgement and works collaboratively to set realistic, step-by-step goals.

People consult her for common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger and coping with life changes. She also supports issues around addictions, sleep, eating, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Samita has additional experience with abandonment, attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress and communication problems.

Samita holds PACFA and has a background in psychology and counselling studies. Her clinical experience includes mentoring other health and wellbeing professionals and offering crisis support in high-pressure situations. Her style is calm, solution-focused and adaptive to each person’s needs.

Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. She works with adults, young adults and professionals seeking help for emotional or relationship concerns and for people wanting coaching around wellbeing and life transitions.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that matter. It is useful for anxiety, stress and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical experiments to change behaviour and mood, which can be helpful for depression, anxiety and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and communication, helping people improve closeness and reduce conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Samita will discuss goals, try different techniques and adjust methods based on what feels helpful. The process is collaborative - the person and therapist decide which mix of approaches best fits the situation and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, family or travel and help maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.