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Prerna Nautiyal

Prerna Nautiyal

BACP · United Kingdom

Warm, practical counselling for life transitions

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  • Client-centred care
  • Trauma-informed approach
  • Speaks three languages

About Prerna

Prerna Nautiyal is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and issues related to LGBT identity. She also supports people coping with depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. Prerna speaks English, Bengali and Hindi and works from the United Kingdom.

Prerna uses a conversational, respectful style and adapts each meeting to the person's needs. She aims to listen closely, reflect back what she hears, and help people find practical steps they can try between sessions. Her approach is calm and direct, with a focus on what feels useful right now.

Her work draws on client-centred ideas that place the person at the heart of the conversation. She also uses narrative techniques to help people rewrite painful stories, and mindfulness and somatic methods to notice how stress shows up in the body. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events are affecting present life.

Prerna has five years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She combines that experience with a flexible schedule, because she keeps another job during the week and offers sessions at particular times.

People come to Prerna for help with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and abandonment worries, parenting strain, ADHD, eating or sleeping problems, and career stress. She will work with each person to build a plan that fits their goals and daily life.

How her approaches translate to online work

Prerna uses client-centred methods that keep the person's priorities at the centre of each session. This approach means conversations follow what matters most to the client, and the counsellor reflects and guides rather than imposing a fixed plan.

She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations, and narrative work to examine and reframe recurring life stories. Mindfulness can support anxiety and sleep problems, while narrative techniques suit people wanting to make sense of identity, loss or role changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Prerna works collaboratively with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort. She reviews progress and adjusts the plan as needed so the work stays relevant to everyday life.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so people can schedule therapy around work or family commitments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Bengali, Hindi

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Prerna support?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy and self-esteem issues, and many more areas listed in her profile including adoption and foster care related matters.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is conversational and respectful, focusing on listening and practical steps. She tailors dialogue and plans to each person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

Prerna has five years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and relationship issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds BACP registration and practices from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Bengali and Hindi, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs and payment handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's available times.

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