Jyoti Gulati

I offer in person and online session in West London, Central London and Online. Availability can change so please contact me to discuss. 

I have some low-cost availability. 

I am an integrative therapist, which means I draw on a number of approaches to tailor my work to you. I will gently encourage you to look at the difficulties that bring you to therapy, and if appropriate, to delve deeper to understand the bigger picture of past experiences and relationships. 

Each session is shaped by what you bring; I help you to make connections between thoughts and feelings, often drawing attention to signals that your body is sending you. 

Our body tells us when we are facing something difficult, and to cope, we learn to over-ride these signals with patterns such as intrusive thoughts of doubt, shame, guilt and self-criticism. Getting a deeper understanding of these patterns helps to reduce symptoms such as anxiety, depression and low mood, giving you new perspectives on your life and relationships. 

Throughout, I keep you and your objectives in mind; my aim is to give you a confidential space to talk about your life, to gain clarity and insight allowing you to feel more resourced and empowered to make change.

People seek therapy for many reasons and at different life stages. I work with adults of all ages coping with anxiety, depression, relationships, loss, identity, trauma, racial issues (please see section below for full list). 

I also have experience of working with young adults who can face specific issues such as working through friendship and relationship difficulties, coping with job searching, student life, family relationships, racism, identity issues. 

Older adults often seek therapy as they cope with life changes such as retirement, health issues, loneliness, looking for purpose, feeling invisible, facing loss. 

Whatever you are navigating, I endeavour to build a welcoming safe space where you can explore, accept and evolve at your own pace. 

I work with adults of all ages and can accommodate in-person or online sessions; occasionally, a blended model can suit work schedules and busy life-styles. 

I trained at The Minster Centre in Integrative Counselling and as well as private practice, I have worked with several low cost services supporting students, NHS workers, and adults from many different backgrounds. 

Growing up in Scotland, and being of South Asian heritage has supported my work in understanding the experiences of clients working with issues of identity and belonging. Class, ethnic background, inter-generational complexities of belonging shape us all uniquely. 

As an integrative counsellor, I use different models of working including psychodynamic, humanistic, person-centred and body psychotherapy. 

Specialisms

• Low-Mood: Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness, feeling that something is wrong
• Issues of Self: Low self esteem, low self-confidence, feeling worthless
• Stress: eg. work-related, general feeling of stress, home-life pressures
• Loss: eg. redundancy, relationship breakdown, family relations
• Bereavement
• Cultura: dual heritage, Cultural pressures, assimilation, navigating dual heritage / mixed race
• Neurodiversity: eg. ADHD
• Trauma: Childhood, boarding school, abuse, 
• Racial Trauma: racism (conscious & subconscious), discrimination, bullying
• Attachment Issues
• Health
• Internet/phone addiction 
• Menopause
• Aging: affects men and women differently

I have a special interest in making sense of growing up as part of more than one culture, belonging, and issues of race and diversity. 

Sessions last 50 minutes. 

I welcome clients from all different backgrounds, and endeavour to hold difference and diversity in mind. I mainly work in English but I have proficient Hindi to be able to work with non-English speaking adults in Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. 

I work from in Central and West London and also online. 

Initial Call

It's important to discern who you want to work with and for this reason i offer a no-obligation 20 minute video call for us to meet and talk through any questions you might have. 

Working Together

Most people begin with weekly sessions. The number of sessions varies with each person's needs but I recommend choosing a block of 6 to assess your needs and then moving forward in a more open-ended format with regular reviews. I believe this flexible way of working allows you to feel supported, while giving you control of the ending.

Session Timings

Usually, we agree a weekly time to meet but please discuss if a more flexible approach is needed. Sessions are 50 minutes long.