Bhavesh Kotecha

Currently only offering online appointments with various slots available throughout the day starting from 8am.

Evening appointments available on Tuesday and Thursday only.

Sunday morning appointments available at 10am and 11am.

Please enquire for Saturday appointments. 

You don't have to think something is wrong with you before coming to therapy. You don't even have to be particularly good at talking about your feelings.

You might be someone who is used to being the person who keeps things moving. At work, at home, for your family, for everyone else. You're capable, reasonably successful and probably quite good at solving problems.

And yet here you are.

Perhaps you're anxious, exhausted or stuck. Maybe you're questioning your career or a relationship, going through a significant change, or simply feeling that something isn't quite right.

I'm an integrative psychotherapist with a Gestalt orientation. I don't see myself as the expert on you. You're the expert on your own life. My role is to bring curiosity, experience and different perspectives to heighten your own self-awareness. It’s my job to notice the things that are difficult to see when you're standing in the middle of them.

We'll talk. We'll think. We'll notice what's happening. Occasionally I'll respectfully challenge you. Sometimes we’ll laugh. There may be moments when neither of us is entirely sure where the conversation is going. This could actually be where something interesting begins and we start getting deeper insight into what's actually going on for you.

I'm interested in what's happening here and now, as well as what has brought you here. The patterns you repeat, the things you avoid, the expectations you put on yourself, what happens when life doesn't go according to plan. Perhaps most importantly, what you want underneath all the things you think you should want.

I don't believe therapy is about giving you instructions for how to live your life. Nor do you need to give me the edited version of yourself or spend fifty minutes every week talking about your childhood if that isn't what's useful to you.

You can just turn up as you are.

My hope is that therapy becomes a place where you can be curious about yourself without having to judge yourself.

I work with adults from a wide range of backgrounds, but have a particular interest in people who are used to functioning at a high level.

You might be a manager, lawyer, accountant, medic, business owner or simply someone who has built a life around being capable and dependable.

You may have spent years being told you're doing well, while privately wondering why you don't feel that way.

I work with anxiety, burnout, work and career pressures, stuckness, relationship difficulties, life transitions, identity and direction, confidence and self-worth, family dynamics and cultural expectations.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I was a Chartered Accountant. I started my career in professional services and spent almost two decades working in highly structured relentless environments. So I know something about spreadsheets, deadlines, corporate politics, performance reviews and the peculiar ability of otherwise sensible adults to spend an extraordinary amount of time worrying about an email they've just sent.

I also know that being successful on paper doesn't necessarily mean you're doing well on the inside.

Alongside my therapy practice, I work as a consultant in the charity sector and as a counselling tutor and trainer. That combination probably makes me a slightly unusual therapist.

Being a British Indian man, I have a particular interest in how culture, family and identity influence who we become.

For some people, there can be a complicated negotiation between the person they're expected to be and the person they actually want to be. Family expectations, achievement, responsibility, belonging and relationships can all get mixed together.

Sometimes we're carrying expectations that were handed down to us long before we had a chance to decide whether we wanted them.

You don't need to share my background for these things to be relevant. We all grow up in a particular family, culture and set of circumstances, and these become part of the lens through which we experience the world.

The first session can feel a bit strange. I’ve had therapy too, I know it can feel uncomfortable stepping into the unknown and not knowing what it will be like.

You've decided to talk to a complete stranger about things you probably don't usually talk about with complete strangers. And then there's the inevitable question:

“So... where would you like to start?”

Don't worry. I won't expect you to arrive with a perfectly structured presentation. The first session is really about getting to know each other and beginning to understand what's brought you here.

I'll ask you some questions and we'll talk about what's been happening in your life, what you're finding difficult and what you'd like to be different. You can tell me as much or as little as feels comfortable.

I'll explain how I work and there will be plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions too. And there's something else I think is important: You're interviewing me as much as I'm getting to know you.

Therapy is personal. You might like me. You might not. You might like the way I work. You might decide I'm completely the wrong person for you. That's okay. The most important thing is finding someone with whom you feel able to be yourself.

If we both feel that working together could be useful, we'll agree how we'd like to continue. There doesn't need to be a grand five-year plan. In fact, things can change quite quickly and your expectations might also change as we start talking.

We can start with what's happening now and see where it takes us.

Some people come to me knowing exactly what they want to explore. Others say, “I don't really know why I'm here, I just know I can't carry on like this.” Both are fine.

You don't need a diagnosis. You don't need to be in crisis. And you don't need to have had therapy before. What matters is that something has brought you to the point of wondering whether talking to someone might help.

Sometimes you just need someone to help you make sense of the noise.

Currently only offering online appointments.  Various slots available throughout the day starting from 8am. 

Evening appointments available on Tuesday and Thursday only.

Sunday morning appointments currently available at 10am and 11am.  

You don't have to think something is wrong with you before coming to therapy. You don't even have to be particularly good at talking about your feelings.

You might be someone who is used to being the person who keeps things moving. At work, at home, for your family, for everyone else. You're capable, reasonably successful and probably quite good at solving problems.

And yet here you are.

Perhaps you're anxious, exhausted or stuck. Maybe you're questioning your career or a relationship, going through a significant change, or simply feeling that something isn't quite right.

I'm an integrative psychotherapist with a Gestalt orientation. I don't see myself as the expert on you. You're the expert on your own life. My role is to bring curiosity, experience and different perspectives to heighten your own self-awareness. It’s my job to notice the things that are difficult to see when you're standing in the middle of them.

We'll talk. We'll think. We'll notice what's happening. Occasionally I'll respectfully challenge you. Sometimes we’ll laugh. There may be moments when neither of us is entirely sure where the conversation is going. This could actually be where something interesting begins and we start getting deeper insight into what's actually going on for you.

I'm interested in what's happening here and now, as well as what has brought you here. The patterns you repeat, the things you avoid, the expectations you put on yourself, what happens when life doesn't go according to plan. Perhaps most importantly, what you want underneath all the things you think you should want.

I don't believe therapy is about giving you instructions for how to live your life. Nor do you need to give me the edited version of yourself or spend fifty minutes every week talking about your childhood if that isn't what's useful to you.

You can just turn up as you are.

My hope is that therapy becomes a place where you can be curious about yourself without having to judge yourself.

I work with adults from a wide range of backgrounds, but have a particular interest in people who are used to functioning at a high level.

You might be a manager, lawyer, accountant, medic, business owner or simply someone who has built a life around being capable and dependable.

You may have spent years being told you're doing well, while privately wondering why you don't feel that way.

I work with anxiety, burnout, work and career pressures, stuckness, relationship difficulties, life transitions, identity and direction, confidence and self-worth, family dynamics and cultural expectations.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I was a Chartered Accountant. I started my career in professional services and spent almost two decades working in highly structured relentless environments. So I know something about spreadsheets, deadlines, corporate politics, performance reviews and the peculiar ability of otherwise sensible adults to spend an extraordinary amount of time worrying about an email they've just sent.

I also know that being successful on paper doesn't necessarily mean you're doing well on the inside.

Alongside my therapy practice, I work as a consultant in the charity sector and as a counselling tutor and trainer. That combination probably makes me a slightly unusual therapist.

Being a British Indian man, I have a particular interest in how culture, family and identity influence who we become. For some people, there can be a complicated negotiation between the person they're expected to be and the person they actually want to be. Family expectations, achievement, responsibility, belonging and relationships can all get mixed together.

Sometimes we're carrying expectations that were handed down to us long before we had a chance to decide whether we wanted them.

You don't need to share my background for these things to be relevant. We all grow up in a particular family, culture and set of circumstances, and these become part of the lens through which we experience the world.

The first session can feel a bit strange. I’ve had therapy too, I know it can feel uncomfortable stepping into the unknown and not knowing what it will be like.

You've decided to talk to a complete stranger about things you probably don't usually talk about with complete strangers. And then there's the inevitable question:

“So... where would you like to start?”

Don't worry. I won't expect you to arrive with a perfectly structured presentation. The first session is really about getting to know each other and beginning to understand what's brought you here.

I'll ask you some questions and we'll talk about what's been happening in your life, what you're finding difficult and what you'd like to be different. You can tell me as much or as little as feels comfortable.

I'll explain how I work and there will be plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions too. And there's something else I think is important: You're interviewing me as much as I'm getting to know you.

Therapy is personal. You might like me. You might not. You might like the way I work. You might decide I'm completely the wrong person for you. That's okay. The most important thing is finding someone with whom you feel able to be yourself.

If we both feel that working together could be useful, we'll agree how we'd like to continue. There doesn't need to be a grand five-year plan. In fact, things can change quite quickly and your expectations might also change as we start talking.

We can start with what's happening now and see where it takes us.

Some people come to me knowing exactly what they want to explore. Others say, “I don't really know why I'm here, I just know I can't carry on like this.” Both are fine.

You don't need a diagnosis. You don't need to be in crisis. And you don't need to have had therapy before. What matters is that something has brought you to the point of wondering whether talking to someone might help.

Sometimes you just need someone to help you make sense of the noise.

I offer in-person appointments on weekdays between 8.00 and 15.00. Online appointments available throughout the day and Tuesday/Thursday evening. Please enquire for other availability options. 

You don't have to think something is wrong with you before coming to therapy. You don't even have to be particularly good at talking about your feelings.

You might be someone who is used to being the person who keeps things moving. At work, at home, for your family, for everyone else. You're capable, reasonably successful and probably quite good at solving problems.

And yet here you are.

Perhaps you're anxious, exhausted or stuck. Maybe you're questioning your career or a relationship, going through a significant change, or simply feeling that something isn't quite right.

I'm an integrative psychotherapist with a Gestalt orientation. I don't see myself as the expert on you. You're the expert on your own life. My role is to bring curiosity, experience and different perspectives to heighten your own self-awareness. It’s my job to notice the things that are difficult to see when you're standing in the middle of them.

We'll talk. We'll think. We'll notice what's happening. Occasionally I'll respectfully challenge you. Sometimes we’ll laugh. There may be moments when neither of us is entirely sure where the conversation is going. This could actually be where something interesting begins and we start getting deeper insight into what's actually going on for you.

I'm interested in what's happening here and now, as well as what has brought you here. The patterns you repeat, the things you avoid, the expectations you put on yourself, what happens when life doesn't go according to plan. Perhaps most importantly, what you want underneath all the things you think you should want.

I don't believe therapy is about giving you instructions for how to live your life. Nor do you need to give me the edited version of yourself or spend fifty minutes every week talking about your childhood if that isn't what's useful to you.

You can just turn up as you are.

My hope is that therapy becomes a place where you can be curious about yourself without having to judge yourself.

I work with adults from a wide range of backgrounds, but have a particular interest in people who are used to functioning at a high level.

You might be a manager, lawyer, accountant, medic, business owner or simply someone who has built a life around being capable and dependable.

You may have spent years being told you're doing well, while privately wondering why you don't feel that way.

I work with anxiety, burnout, work and career pressures, stuckness, relationship difficulties, life transitions, identity and direction, confidence and self-worth, family dynamics and cultural expectations.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I was a Chartered Accountant. I started my career in professional services and spent almost two decades working in highly structured relentless environments. So I know something about spreadsheets, deadlines, corporate politics, performance reviews and the peculiar ability of otherwise sensible adults to spend an extraordinary amount of time worrying about an email they've just sent.

I also know that being successful on paper doesn't necessarily mean you're doing well on the inside.

Alongside my therapy practice, I work as a consultant in the charity sector and as a counselling tutor and trainer. That combination probably makes me a slightly unusual therapist.

Being a British Indian man, I have a particular interest in how culture, family and identity influence who we become.

For some people, there can be a complicated negotiation between the person they're expected to be and the person they actually want to be. Family expectations, achievement, responsibility, belonging and relationships can all get mixed together.

Sometimes we're carrying expectations that were handed down to us long before we had a chance to decide whether we wanted them.

You don't need to share my background for these things to be relevant. We all grow up in a particular family, culture and set of circumstances, and these become part of the lens through which we experience the world.

The first session can feel a bit strange. I’ve had therapy too, I know it can feel uncomfortable stepping into the unknown and not knowing what it will be like.

You've decided to talk to a complete stranger about things you probably don't usually talk about with complete strangers. And then there's the inevitable question:

“So... where would you like to start?”

Don't worry. I won't expect you to arrive with a perfectly structured presentation. The first session is really about getting to know each other and beginning to understand what's brought you here.

I'll ask you some questions and we'll talk about what's been happening in your life, what you're finding difficult and what you'd like to be different. You can tell me as much or as little as feels comfortable.

I'll explain how I work and there will be plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions too. And there's something else I think is important: You're interviewing me as much as I'm getting to know you.

Therapy is personal. You might like me. You might not. You might like the way I work. You might decide I'm completely the wrong person for you. That's okay. The most important thing is finding someone with whom you feel able to be yourself.

If we both feel that working together could be useful, we'll agree how we'd like to continue. There doesn't need to be a grand five-year plan. In fact, things can change quite quickly and your expectations might also change as we start talking.

We can start with what's happening now and see where it takes us.

Some people come to me knowing exactly what they want to explore. Others say, “I don't really know why I'm here, I just know I can't carry on like this.” Both are fine.

You don't need a diagnosis. You don't need to be in crisis. And you don't need to have had therapy before. What matters is that something has brought you to the point of wondering whether talking to someone might help.

Sometimes you just need someone to help you make sense of the noise.

I offer in-person and online appointments on weekdays between 8am and 6pm. I have some limited availability on evenings and weekends.

In-person appointments take place from central St Albans (AL1) or Radlett/Shenley (WD6)

You don't have to think something is wrong with you before coming to therapy. You don't even have to be particularly good at talking about your feelings.

You might be someone who is used to being the person who keeps things moving. At work, at home, for your family, for everyone else. You're capable, reasonably successful and probably quite good at solving problems.

And yet here you are.

Perhaps you're anxious, exhausted or stuck. Maybe you're questioning your career or a relationship, going through a significant change, or simply feeling that something isn't quite right.

I'm an integrative psychotherapist with a Gestalt orientation. I don't see myself as the expert on you. You're the expert on your own life. My role is to bring curiosity, experience and different perspectives to heighten your own self-awareness. It’s my job to notice the things that are difficult to see when you're standing in the middle of them.

We'll talk. We'll think. We'll notice what's happening. Occasionally I'll respectfully challenge you. Sometimes we’ll laugh. There may be moments when neither of us is entirely sure where the conversation is going. This could actually be where something interesting begins and we start getting deeper insight into what's actually going on for you.

I'm interested in what's happening here and now, as well as what has brought you here. The patterns you repeat, the things you avoid, the expectations you put on yourself, what happens when life doesn't go according to plan. Perhaps most importantly, what you want underneath all the things you think you should want.

I don't believe therapy is about giving you instructions for how to live your life. Nor do you need to give me the edited version of yourself or spend fifty minutes every week talking about your childhood if that isn't what's useful to you.

You can just turn up as you are.

My hope is that therapy becomes a place where you can be curious about yourself without having to judge yourself.

I work with adults from a wide range of backgrounds, but have a particular interest in people who are used to functioning at a high level.

You might be a manager, lawyer, accountant, medic, business owner or simply someone who has built a life around being capable and dependable.

You may have spent years being told you're doing well, while privately wondering why you don't feel that way.

I work with anxiety, burnout, work and career pressures, stuckness, relationship difficulties, life transitions, identity and direction, confidence and self-worth, family dynamics and cultural expectations.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I was a Chartered Accountant. I started my career in professional services and spent almost two decades working in highly structured relentless environments. So I know something about spreadsheets, deadlines, corporate politics, performance reviews and the peculiar ability of otherwise sensible adults to spend an extraordinary amount of time worrying about an email they've just sent.

I also know that being successful on paper doesn't necessarily mean you're doing well on the inside.

Alongside my therapy practice, I work as a consultant in the charity sector and as a counselling tutor and trainer. That combination probably makes me a slightly unusual therapist.

Being a British Indian man, I have a particular interest in how culture, family and identity influence who we become. 

For some people, there can be a complicated negotiation between the person they're expected to be and the person they actually want to be. Family expectations, achievement, responsibility, belonging and relationships can all get mixed together.

Sometimes we're carrying expectations that were handed down to us long before we had a chance to decide whether we wanted them.

You don't need to share my background for these things to be relevant. We all grow up in a particular family, culture and set of circumstances, and these become part of the lens through which we experience the world.

The first session can feel a bit strange. I’ve had therapy too, I know it can feel uncomfortable stepping into the unknown and not knowing what it will be like.

You've decided to talk to a complete stranger about things you probably don't usually talk about with complete strangers. And then there's the inevitable question:

“So... where would you like to start?”

Don't worry. I won't expect you to arrive with a perfectly structured presentation.  The first session is really about getting to know each other and beginning to understand what's brought you here.

I'll ask you some questions and we'll talk about what's been happening in your life, what you're finding difficult and what you'd like to be different. You can tell me as much or as little as feels comfortable.

I'll explain how I work and there will be plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions too. And there's something else I think is important: You're interviewing me as much as I'm getting to know you.

Therapy is personal. You might like me. You might not. You might like the way I work. You might decide I'm completely the wrong person for you. That's okay. The most important thing is finding someone with whom you feel able to be yourself.

If we both feel that working together could be useful, we'll agree how we'd like to continue. There doesn't need to be a grand five-year plan. In fact, things can change quite quickly and your expectations might also change as we start talking.

We can start with what's happening now and see where it takes us.

Some people come to me knowing exactly what they want to explore. Others say, “I don't really know why I'm here, I just know I can't carry on like this.” Both are fine.

You don't need a diagnosis. You don't need to be in crisis. And you don't need to have had therapy before. What matters is that something has brought you to the point of wondering whether talking to someone might help.

Sometimes you just need someone to help you make sense of the noise.

I'm a psychotherapist, trainer and Chartered Account — an unusual combination, but one that shapes how I supervise.

I understand both sides of being a therapist: the clinical work with clients and the reality of building a sustainable professional practice.

My supervision is collaborative, relational and developmental. For me, supervision is more than somewhere to just bring difficult cases. It's a space to think, become curious and sometimes consider uncomfortable questions around how you actually develop your practice and, dare I say, your business?

We'll explore your client work, but also you as the therapist, the relationship between you and your client, the wider context around the work, and what's happening between us in supervision.

I believe good supervision needs both support and challenge. It should be a place where you can bring uncertainty, mistakes and the occasional “I have absolutely no idea what to do with this” without fear of judgement, while still being encouraged to think critically about your practice.

I'm also interested in how culture, identity, power and context influence therapeutic work. My Gestalt perspective means I pay attention to the field around the client and therapist, rather than seeing difficulties as existing solely within the individual.

I really believe that supervision shouldn't just become somewhere you can only discuss what’s going on solely with your client. Effective supervision is much wider than that.

My aim is to create a relationship where you can think honestly, develop your confidence and increasingly trust your own therapeutic judgement.

My professional background is a little different from most supervisors.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I trained as a Chartered Accountant and began my career at a Big 4 professional service firm, spending almost two decades in professional services. I now combine my therapy practice with work as a counselling tutor and trainer and as a consultant in the charity sector.

That combination means I can offer supervision that considers not only how you practise, but how you build a working life around being a therapist.

I offer supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists at different stages of their professional development. My clinical approach is informed by Gestalt, integrative and relational thinking, alongside the Seven-Eyed Model and other supervision approaches.

We might explore client work, therapeutic relationships, boundaries, ethics, risk, endings, impasses, your responses to clients, or the parts of your practice that leave you wondering, “Is it just me?”

If you're developing a private practice, we can also think about the business side of being a therapist: fees, boundaries and cancellations, workload and capacity, referrals, marketing, finances, developing your niche and creating a practice that is sustainable rather than simply busy.

This isn't about turning supervision into an accountancy session. It's about recognising that being a therapist and running a therapy practice aren't entirely separate things. How you structure your working life can affect your wellbeing, your boundaries and ultimately your clinical work.

My aim is to help therapists develop practices that are clinically sound, ethically grounded and professionally sustainable, supporting not just the therapist you are today, but the practitioner you're becoming.

Starting with a new supervisor can feel a little like starting therapy: you're meeting someone you don't know and wondering what you're supposed to say.

You don't need to arrive with a perfectly prepared case presentation. Our first session is an opportunity to get to know each other, talk about your practice and understand what you're looking for from supervision.

I'll explain how I work and we'll think together about what you need; whether that's developing your clinical thinking, building confidence, navigating difficult client work, exploring your use of self, or having somewhere to think out loud.

I'll also want to understand the wider context of your practice: where you are in your professional development, what your working life looks like and what you hope to develop.

Supervision is a relationship. You need to feel able to bring the things you're uncertain about, including the things you might rather not admit in a room full of therapists.

If we decide to work together, we'll agree a supervision contract covering the practical and ethical framework for our work.

My aim is for supervision to become a place where you can think freely, be challenged without feeling judged, and develop greater confidence in your own professional judgement.

And if you're building a private practice, we can think about that too because being a good therapist is one thing, building a working life that allows you to keep being one is another.

Clinically sound. Ethically grounded. Professionally sustainable.