Starnta Johal, NCPS

Starnta Johal is a person-centred therapist based in the United Kingdom who combines empathic listening with focused clinical skills to help clients explore thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behaviour. She holds the NCPS credential, a professional credential indicating formal training, and she draws on a range of additional trainings to tailor support to each person's needs. Her background includes certification as a clinical trauma specialist, training in polyvagal theory, Cruse bereavement counselling, and work with an agency that supported survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.

Starnta works with people across a wide spectrum of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, addictions, intimacy and LGBT-related issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also supports young people facing exam stress, social anxiety, panic attacks, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and confidence issues. Interventions are informed by person-centred principles while integrating trauma-focused and other evidence-informed approaches as appropriate.

She offers flexible formats to suit different needs - single sessions, short 4-6 week courses, or longer-term work depending on what a client requires. For contact outside the platform, she can be reached at starnta98@icloud.com, which can be useful if technical issues occur. Starnta welcomes enquiries when someone is ready to take the first step toward understanding and growth.

Online Approaches for Attachment and Trauma Support

Starnta integrates client-centred principles and trauma-focused approaches to provide supportive online therapy. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises empathic listening and a non-judgmental stance, helping people explore their feelings and build self-awareness so they can make changes that feel authentic to them. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing and resolving the impacts of traumatic events, drawing on specialised training to support recovery from abuse, loss, or overwhelming experiences. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps clients understand how early relational experiences influence current emotions and interactions, useful for relationship, intimacy, and parenting concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then tailors techniques so the chosen methods fit the client's situation. This collaborative process helps determine whether shorter-term focused work or longer-term exploration is most appropriate.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or another convenient location while maintaining continuity of care and adapting the format to what feels most comfortable for the client.