- Person-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- Trauma-focused support
About Starnta
Starnta Johal is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and related issues including social anxiety and phobia.
She works in a person-centred way and draws on other therapeutic approaches to meet different needs. Sessions aim to make sense of thoughts, feelings and actions. Starnta also offers single sessions, short courses of four to six weeks, or longer work depending on the client's needs.
In practice she helps people look for roots of recurring patterns and offers practical ways to manage symptoms. She has experience supporting people with panic attacks, post-traumatic stress and self-harm, and she has worked with survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.
Starnta has training that complements her person-centred foundation, including bereavement counselling and trauma-focused work. She also brings an awareness of attachment issues and multicultural concerns into sessions, and she supports young adults with exam stress, self-esteem and confidence problems.
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted. Booking starts by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session via the platform's online options.
Approaches used and how online sessions work
Starnta uses a person-centred foundation alongside cognitive behavioural therapy and trauma-focused therapy. Person-centred work focuses on understanding a person's thoughts and feelings and helping them speak about what matters most. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviours interact and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. Trauma-focused therapy involves acknowledging and working with the effects of traumatic events, and can help with symptoms such as panic attacks and reactivity.Choosing the right approach is something she does together with each person. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how symptoms present, then adapt the blend of methods to what makes sense for the client. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around daily life, for example shorter check-ins during a work break or video sessions when being face to face helps, and phone sessions when a lower bandwidth option is needed. Registered or accredited professionals offering online sessions often find flexible timings help people attend more consistently, and Starnta's offering of single sessions, short courses or longer-term work can be matched to practical needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions and social anxiety and phobia among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her base is person-centred counselling, and she also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and trauma-focused ideas when useful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working as a counsellor and has worked with survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She holds NCPS and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet with her?
Click the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.