About Starnta
Starnta Johal is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works in a person-centred way and draws on several approaches to help people make sense of their feelings. Starnta aims to create a calm space where people can talk through worries and take small steps forward.
She listens for what matters most to each person and helps identify patterns in thoughts and behaviour. That can make anxiety, low mood, grief or relationship stress easier to understand.
How Starnta works
Starnta also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, and with issues around intimacy, addictions and parenting strain. Her practice uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current responses. She also brings in cognitive behavioural tools to try different ways of thinking and acting.
Trauma-focused methods are used when painful events need careful, paced attention. Sessions may suit someone who needs help with panic attacks, social anxiety, self-harm thoughts, or adjusting to divorce and separation. She is mindful of multicultural concerns and the experiences of LGBT people and young adults.
Starnta works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging so therapy can fit around busy lives. She explains NCPS on request; NCPS appears after her name as a professional credential. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
Starnta lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Starnta works with
The areas below are the ones Starnta selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current reactions. In an online session this helps identify patterns in how someone relates to others and to themselves, which can ease relationship stress and attachment worries.Client-centred counselling centres on listening and reflecting what you say. Online conversations using video, phone or messaging give space to speak at your own pace and feel heard, whether the session is a longer video call or a shorter chat exchange.
Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thoughts, feelings and actions and try small experiments to change them. These tools work well remotely through guided exercises, worksheets sent by message, or brief check-ins to review progress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Starnta will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan can change if needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction without travel. Phone sessions can suit those with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments while still working with registered or accredited professionals and experienced therapists.
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