Aruna Ramkalowon, BACP

Aruna Ramkalowon welcomes carers and others looking for steady, practical support. She is a counsellor with BACP accreditation and six years of experience in the United Kingdom. Aruna aims to make the first step into counselling feel manageable and straightforward.

She focuses on day-to-day struggles such as stress, anxiety, coping with grief, low self-esteem and motivation. She also helps people facing relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting pressures, workplace strain and issues linked to ageing or caregiving. The list of concerns she works with includes depression, compassion fatigue, ADHD and addiction-related difficulties.

Aruna uses an integrative style that draws on client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas, Jungian perspectives, mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking. In practice this means sessions centre on what matters to the person in front of her, while also using tools to change unhelpful patterns and to notice deeper emotional themes.

Sessions aim to be respectful and sensitive. Conversations are shaped to match each person’s needs and goals rather than following a fixed script. Clients can expect a balance of listening, questioning and practical suggestions to try between appointments.

She works in English and supports people across a range of life stages, including young adults and those facing hospice, end-of-life or geriatric concerns. If you are a carer needing support with caregiver stress or grief, Aruna lists Supporting carers among her practice focus areas.

How core approaches guide online work

Aruna draws on client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural therapy to shape online sessions. Client-centred work focuses on listening and responding to what matters to the person, helping them find their own solutions and feel understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy offers practical techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and habits, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Aruna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adapt her methods over time. The first sessions typically focus on building trust and deciding which techniques to use going forward.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, for example by avoiding travel or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. Online sessions can also make it easier to maintain continuity when life is hectic, and they let the therapist use worksheets or guided mindfulness practices during the meeting.