About Naina
Naina Pausker helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those coping with life changes and the knock-on effects these issues can have on day-to-day functioning. Naina presents a calm, steady presence and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.
Naina uses a blend of talking approaches to suit each person. Sessions start with listening to what matters most and identifying small, practical steps forward.
How Naina works
She encourages clients to build on strengths they already have while gently addressing patterns that get in the way. Her work draws on client-centred therapy, which focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new ways of responding.
Psychodynamic ideas may be explored to understand how past experiences influence current feelings and relationships. Naina has three years of professional experience and holds NCPS. She works with adults on a range of issues including abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and relationship breakups.
She also supports people facing ageing-related worries, adoption and foster care themes, dissociation, and coping after disasters. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. People can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their life.
Naina aims to make therapy practical, steady, and focused on real change.
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What Naina works with
The areas below are the ones Naina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Client-centred therapy places the person’s own goals at the centre of sessions. The therapist listens closely, reflects what matters to the client, and helps them set the pace for change. This approach is useful for building confidence and for people who want a supportive, non-directive space to make sense of their feelings.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses practical exercises and simple experiments to test unhelpful thoughts and try new coping strategies. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood and stress because it gives clear tools people can use between sessions.
Psychodynamic work looks at how earlier experiences may shape current patterns. It can help people understand recurring relationship issues or emotional reactions that feel out of proportion. This approach can be especially helpful when someone wants deeper insight alongside practical steps.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify what fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences, and may adapt the focus over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and other commitments.
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