Renika Nakra, BACP

Renika Nakra is a BACP-registered counsellor who brings five years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, career challenges, and major life transitions. She works from a place of respect and sensitivity, tailoring conversations and care plans to each person’s individual needs so that therapy fits with their values and circumstances rather than asking them to fit a pre-set model.

Renika helps clients build motivation and confidence, manage emotional difficulties, and adapt to change, drawing on a blend of evidence-informed approaches to find what works best for each case. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including relationships, grief, trauma, addiction-related issues, self-esteem, parenting challenges, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also offers support for career-related stress, sleep and eating difficulties, and the complex effects of chronic illness or caregiving.

Registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - commonly known as BACP - Renika emphasises collaboration, practical reflection, and compassionate listening. Taking the first step can feel daunting, and she aims to make the process approachable and focused on meaningful, manageable change.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions with Renika Nakra

Renika draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify what matters to them and take small, values-guided steps forward. ACT focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with personal values, which can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT provides practical tools for managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, sleep and eating difficulties, and stress by working on thoughts, routines, and coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Renika works collaboratively with each person to determine the best fit based on their needs, goals, and preferences. This means adapting techniques over time and checking in together about progress and priorities.

Online therapy with Renika offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to access support from different locations and at times that suit their schedules. Working with a registered professional in these formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.