Aruna Ramkalowon

Aruna Ramkalowon welcomes people seeking support with difficult life moments. She focuses on helping individuals manage stress, anxiety, grief and loss, and challenges with self-esteem. Her approach is calm and respectful, and she works to make the first step into counselling feel less daunting.

Aruna uses an integrative style that draws on several counselling approaches. She adapts conversations and plans to the needs of each person. Sessions are shaped around short-term goals and the day-to-day issues someone brings in, such as relationship tension, workplace stress, or coping with caregiving demands.

With six years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Aruna blends practical techniques with reflective discussion. She may use gentle cognitive behavioural ideas to tackle unhelpful thoughts, mindfulness exercises to reduce immediate stress, and psychodynamic or Jungian perspectives to look at deeper patterns when that fits.

People who come for end-of-life and hospice related conversations will find an emphasis on dignity and sensitive listening. Aruna also supports those dealing with addictions, hoarding, intimacy questions, and life transitions such as career or parenting changes.

Sessions are conducted in English and organised from the United Kingdom. Her work aims to be collaborative: she listens first, then helps build a plan that suits the person in front of her.

How Aruna’s approaches translate to online counselling

Aruna commonly draws on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy to structure online conversations. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and understood, which helps with emotional concerns such as grief and self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, stress and mood difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Aruna will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods over time based on a person’s goals and preferences. Decisions about how to proceed are made collaboratively rather than fixed at the first meeting.

Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking, as the original biography does not specify formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or letting someone choose whether to use video or audio where available. These practical options can help maintain continuity of care and make regular sessions more manageable.