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ARPITA GHOSAL

ARPITA GHOSAL, BACP

Counsellor - Anxiety and Relationships

United Kingdom

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Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 399436
Experience
4 years
Languages
English, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu
Location
United Kingdom
  • Grief and loss
  • CBT and ACT ideas
  • Attachment focus

About ARPITA

ARPITA GHOSAL is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has four years of practice in the UK. She works with people facing grief, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety, and relationship or family concerns. She also addresses issues such as trauma, parenting strain, career questions and social anxiety and phobia.

Arpita uses straightforward conversation to find what matters to each person. Sessions focus on concrete steps and on noticing patterns that make things harder. She encourages people to identify their own strengths and small changes they can try between meetings.

Her work draws on a mix of approaches including cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-focused perspectives and emotion-focused ways of looking at relationships. That means she might help a client examine unhelpful thoughts, explore how past relationships shape current ones, or name strong feelings and how they turn up in daily life.

People often come with specific problems like panic attacks, body image worries, or difficulty with intimacy. She supports practical aims such as rebuilding confidence, managing panic, or improving communication. Sessions include talking through recent situations and practising new responses.

Arpita offers sessions in English, Bengali, Hindi and Urdu. International clients can work with her. To begin, readers are asked to use the site matching steps and book a first session through the platform.

How her approaches translate to online work

Arpita draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and attachment-based perspectives in her online sessions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) involves identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety or panic. Attachment-based work looks at how early or past relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, and it can help people develop new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods to the client’s goals and preferences. That discussion is collaborative and practical, so clients can try an idea and see if it helps.

The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting meetings into a busy week and cutting out travel time. The profile does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can allow for shorter check-ins when a brief update is helpful, or standard-length sessions when deeper exploration is needed, which helps people balance therapy with everyday commitments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu

Frequently asked questions

Which concerns does she address?

She works with grief, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, and also social anxiety and phobia among other areas.

What is her therapeutic style?

She combines practical, talk-based work with approaches that look at thoughts, emotions and attachment patterns to help people try different responses.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of experience working with people in the United Kingdom.

What professional registration does she hold?

She is registered with the BACP in the United Kingdom as shown in her profile.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English, Bengali, Hindi and Urdu.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She accepts international clients according to the profile information provided.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.

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