Rajitha Cruz, BACP

Rajitha Cruz is an integrative counsellor who brings together techniques from several therapeutic models to meet each person's unique needs. She adapts methods and theories so that therapeutic work is shaped around the individual's life, circumstances and goals rather than a single fixed approach.

Rajitha offers a collaborative space to explore current challenges and to increase self-awareness. She supports clients in working through difficult emotions and in identifying and addressing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. Together with clients she aims to find practical, new ways of making life more fulfilling and manageable.

Opening up can feel difficult, and Rajitha focuses on listening with acceptance and without judgement to help people feel comfortable as they share their experiences. She completed training on a Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) accredited course and continues professional development through additional training to enhance her practice. Rajitha also holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and she provides sessions in Tamil as well as English.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Rajitha uses client-centered methods that focus on the person's own experience and goals, offering compassionate listening and support to help clients explore feelings and grow self-understanding. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive space to work through emotions and personal challenges.

She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-based method that helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT can be effective for managing worry, low mood and stress by building new coping strategies.

For clients who have been affected by overwhelming events, elements of trauma-focused therapy are available to gently address traumatic memories and support recovery in a paced way.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rajitha works collaboratively with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their needs, goals and preferences, and she reviews progress together to ensure the work remains suitable.

Online therapy with Rajitha offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter contacts are available via live chat or text-based messaging. This makes it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while maintaining continuity of care with a registered professional.