Rakshita Parmar

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and grief
• Parenting support

About Rakshita

Rakshita Parmar helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns and related problems through conversation and practical strategies. She uses a mix of talking therapies and exercises in sessions and works in English and Gujarati. Rakshita is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has nine years of professional experience.

She adapts the way she works to the person in front of her, shaping conversations and short exercises to the issue at hand. Sessions often include exploring thoughts and behaviours, practising mindfulness, and setting small, manageable steps to try between meetings. The aim is usually clearer thinking, better coping, and more choice in how to respond to difficult situations.

Rakshita draws on a range of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), attachment-based work, client-centred techniques and mindfulness. She uses these methods to address problems such as low mood, anger, sleep or eating difficulties, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and work stress.

She also supports people with more specific concerns including ADHD, abandonment issues, autism spectrum conditions, fertility and bereavement, first responder issues and compassion fatigue. Practical problem-solving and reflective conversation are combined depending on what a person needs in the moment.

Sessions are offered from the United Kingdom. Rakshita works with adults and uses both short-term and longer-term ways of working depending on the issue. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being led by them, then choose actions that match what matters to them; it can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems going; it is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy, relationship and attachment issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options, try approaches in session and adapt them to the person's needs, goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online sessions can help fit counselling into a busy week by removing travel time, making it easier to schedule shorter check-ins and offering options that avoid being on camera if that feels easier. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find that remote work allows people to try therapies such as ACT and CBT in real life between sessions, so practical exercises can be set and reviewed during appointments.

Topics Rakshita lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Parenting issues
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Family problems
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Traumatic brain injury
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Rakshita

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas she helps people with, using talking therapies and practical strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based and client-centred approaches with mindfulness techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional clinical experience working in the UK.

Is she a member of a professional body and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.

What languages are available?

Sessions are offered in English and Gujarati.

What formats are offered for sessions?

Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.