Starnta Johal , NCPS

Starnta Johal is a person-centered therapist based in the United Kingdom who offers flexible options to meet individual needs, including single sessions, short courses of four to six weeks, or longer-term work when appropriate. She integrates a person-centered foundation with additional modalities to help clients explore thoughts, feelings, and actions and to identify underlying patterns that may be maintaining distress.

Holding the NCPS credential, which denotes a professional counselling qualification, Starnta has particular experience supporting people affected by trauma and bereavement. She is trained in polyvagal theory, has completed Cruse bereavement counselling training, and is a certified clinical trauma specialist. Her background includes work with an agency focused on survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, giving her direct experience with complex trauma presentations.

Starnta also works with young people on issues such as anxiety, exam stress, self-esteem and confidence concerns, suicidal thinking, and self-harm. Her approach aims to help clients gain different perspectives, uncover root causes, and develop practical ways to manage difficult emotions and situations. She invites prospective clients to reach out when they are ready to begin and offers an alternative contact email, [email protected], for use when communication outside the platform is preferred or if technical issues arise.

Starnta seeks to support each person’s process of growth and understanding in a compassionate, collaborative way.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Starnta draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, non-judgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the work. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people explore their feelings and choices so they can build self-understanding and confidence.

She also uses trauma-focused methods to address the effects of past harm, drawing on trauma-informed skills to help people process difficult memories, manage strong emotions, and reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) features in her work as well, offering practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Starnta collaborates with each client to select and adapt methods that fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she revisits the plan as therapy progresses to ensure the best fit.

Online therapy with Starnta is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to access regular support without travel, and they allow sessions to be scheduled in ways that suit a client’s life while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who provide focused, goal-oriented care.