About Chirayu
Chirayu Goyal is a BACP counsellor with three years of practical experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with relationship strain, grief, depression, anxiety and identity concerns. He works in English and Hindi and supports people from the United Kingdom and beyond.
He aims to create a respectful and sensitive space. Sessions are shaped to each person’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all model. He pays attention to how past experiences show up in current relationships and day-to-day life.
How Chirayu works
In session he listens for patterns - repeated thoughts, roles or interactions that cause pain. From there he uses conversational methods to help people make changes that feel manageable. Clients can expect clear, practical ideas alongside time to talk things through.
Chirayu draws on a blend of approaches to suit different concerns. He uses client-centred ideas to follow what matters to the client. He also uses emotion-focused and psychodynamic ways of looking at attachment and past hurts.
He works with a range of issues including intimacy and sexual identity questions, family conflict, blended family matters, body image and addiction concerns. He also helps people when they feel empty, isolated or stuck with low self-esteem. Starting therapy is collaborative: Chirayu tailors the plan and reviews progress as you go.
For many people this approach makes therapy feel less overwhelming and more focused on small, steady change.
Chirayu lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Chirayu works with
The areas below are the ones Chirayu selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Hindi |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Chirayu’s Approaches Work Online
Chirayu combines client-centred therapy and emotionally-focused therapy to help people make sense of relationship patterns and painful feelings. Client-centred work centres on what matters to the person and offers a listening, non-directive stance that encourages reflection. Emotionally-focused methods look at how emotions shape interactions and help people recognise and shift unhelpful cycles in relationships.He also draws on psychodynamic ideas when past experiences keep repeating in the present. That approach looks at early attachments and recurring patterns to help people understand why they react in certain ways. Together these approaches give practical ways to manage feelings and to change everyday interactions that cause distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about your goals and preferences and adapt methods as needed. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets you use face-to-face conversation across distance, phone offers a lower-bandwidth option, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These choices make therapy easier to fit around work, family and travel for many people.
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