Counselling & Psychotherapy in Rickmansworth (WD3), Watford & online 

Welcome 

A warm welcome. I'm Kalpna Hirani, a BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist based in Rickmansworth (WD3), near Watford, Hertfordshire. I specialise in helping couples and adults (18+) to overcome anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, stress, trauma (including EMDR therapy, an approach to process traumatic experiences), and relationship issues. I offer In-person (face to face) sessions in professionally designed multi-disciplinary wellness centre in Rickmansworth (WD3) near Watford, Hertfordshire and online therapy for clients across UK, and internationally.

Personalised therapy to help you overcome Anxiety, Trauma, and Relationship Challenges, Including EMDR and CBT approaches.

My approach is integrative, combining various modalities such as CBT, Person-Centred, Systemic Therapy, IFS, EMDR and Transactional Analysis to best support your needs. This means I can tailor our sessions in ways that help you process emotions, improve relationships, and build coping strategies in a way that feels right for you.

The information below explains how I strive to be alongside you as you navigate life's challenges.  I’m here to help you overcome them and achieve emotional well-being. My goal is to always offer you a safe, confidential, compassionate space, grounded in empathy and understanding where you can explore your challenges, develop coping strategies, and work toward emotional well-being and personal growth.

Locations served

I offer in-person sessions in Rickmansworth (WD3), Watford and those from around Hertfordshire as well as across the UK and internationally via online sessions.The wellness centre in Rickmansworth (WD3) is near Watford where I offer In-person sessions, is a short walk from Rickmansworth station and driving distance from Croxley Green, Loudwater, Sarratt, Chenies, Moor Park and Chipperfield, parts of Hillingdon (Ruislip, Northwood, Harefeild, Uxbridge and Eastcote), and also from Harrow (Pinner, Harrow Weald, Stanmore, Kenton and parts of North Harrow) and Buckinghamshire (Chalfonts, Amersham and Chesham).

Areas I can help with

• Anxiety disorders (General Anxiety Disorder, OCD, panic attacks, social anxiety, perfectionism)
• Depression, low mood, feeling sad and loneliness
• Trauma and abuse (including complex PTSD, sexual abuse, sexual assaultm, neglect and abuse - offering EMDR and IFS)
• Relationship challenges, couples therapy and family issues
• Low self-esteem and confidence building
• Stress management, including work-related stress, and anger management
• Personal development and navigating life changes and life transitions
• Expatriate and cultural counselling for international clients
• Childhood issues such as bullying, neglect and trauma

I work with clients from a wide range of cultural and professional backgrounds. Each person I work with, brings their own unique experiences, challenges, and strengths to therapy. I value and respect your individuality, and I believe that you know yourself better than anyone else.

As a counsellor and psychotherapist I offer a safe, confidential space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Therapy is a collaborative process where a professionally trained, skilled and experienced therapist listens and helps you understand yourself better. It’s not about being told what to do but uncovering the root of what’s affecting you, understanding yourself, your patterns, working through difficult emotions, and finding ways to cope and make lasting positive changes, so you feel more in control of your life. 

How I tailor therapy to You

I’m trained in a range of therapeutic approaches, which I integrate to suit your individual needs. These include:

• Systemic (Family & Relationship Therapy). None of us exist in isolation. We’re all part of many “systems,” like families, friendships, workplaces, and cultures. These systems shape how we think, feel, and connect with others. Systemic therapy helps you see the bigger picture of your life by exploring patterns of communication, roles, and relationships within these networks. It invites curiosity about how these patterns might be influencing your wellbeing and offers space to bring greater understanding, explore new  more supportive ways of being with yourself and others.
• Transactional analysis (Communication and behaviour focused therapy),
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT, helping you manage problems by changing unhelpful ways of thinking and behaving),
• EMDR (Evidence based trauma therapy to process painful & traumatic memories. My EMDR approach is tailored to your specific needs and relationally attuned, not just following procedure.)
• Person Centred (Compassion-focussed, client centred approach that emphasises creating a supportive and empathetic environment for self discovery and growth)
• Nervous system regulation (helping you shift from a state of high stress or trauma, to a state of calm and safety. This is achieved through specific techniques which improves emotional regulation, reduces physical stress responses, and allows for more effective processing of emotions and experiences).
• Internal Family Systems (IFS) (working with different 'parts' of the self to help you understand and heal parts of you, and restore harmony),
• Psychodynamic thinking (helps you understand how your unconscious mind and past experiences influence your present feelings, behaviors, and relationships), and
• Creative techniques (such as visualisation or metaphor) making complex emotions easier to understandable and express. They work by bridging the gap between the conscious and subconscious mind. The brain processes visualisation by activating many of the same neural networks that it uses when you actually see or experience in real life. This means your mind and body respond to imagery as if it were real. When we use guided imagery or metaphor in therapy, we’re helping your mind tap into the same neural pathways that shape real experiences. This can make emotions easier to understand, reduce stress, and build confidence. Over time, this process strengthens new brain connections (thanks to neuroplasticity), supporting genuine emotional change and wellbeing.

My integrative approach is flexible, collaborative, and grounded in building a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. My way of working is based on the idea that each person is an individual so one type of therapy doesn't fit everyone. I tailor my approach to clients rather than expect the client to fit into my therapeutic approach.

Session Format

In-person Counselling and Psychotherapy in Rickmansworth (WD3)

I offer in-person / face to face counselling and psychotherapy sessions for adults (aged 18 and over) in Rickmansworth (WD3) to individuals and couples of all genders, cultures, faiths, and sexual orientations. In person sessions are offered at a professionally designed multi-disciplinary Wellness Centre in Rickmansworth (WD3) near Watford, Hertfordshire. This dedicated private and confidential environment provides a professional setting that safeguards your privacy and fosters a sense of security, allowing you to feel completely comfortable and supported throughout your sessions.

Online & Telephone Therapy

For those living further afield in London, rest of the UK, Europe or rest of the world, I offer online counselling. In addition, to online counselling, I offer telephone counselling to those in the UK. I'm able to work with you wherever you are located in the UK, Europe or rest of the world (time differences allowing). Working online also means YOU have flexibility to have your sessions at home, between meetings at work, in your car, while you're out on a walk.... anywhere! As long as you have the space to speak confidentially, you don't have to 'commute' to your weekly sessions with me.

If you are looking for a therapist in Rickmansworth, in WD3 area or Watford in Hertfordshire, or online counselling and are ready to start therapy with me, contact me for a free 15 minutes consultation by completing the form on the Contact page, or call me on 07543 694 443.

How therapy can help

There are many experiences that life may present you with, some of which can feel overwhelming. Sometimes, you may experience sadness, stress, loneliness, depression, anxiety or you may feel overwhelmed by these challenges and wish to speak to someone who truly understands. You don’t need to have experienced a major trauma to seek therapy. You may just want to talk about how you feel to gain clarity or navigate a specific challenge such as exploring your battles with low self-confidence. Maybe you are facing challenges in your friendships or struggling with family or romantic relationships. Perhaps you feel something is missing because you don't have deep, meaningful connections. No matter what you’re going through, or struggling with, there is hope. I offer a therapeutic space where you can be heard, understood, and supported without judgment. You don’t need to have all the answers; you may just need a safe space to start healing at your own pace.

While it may be painful at first, working through these challenges can strengthen your relationships and bring you closer to the life you desire. Therapy can help you address sensitive issues and begin the healing process. Together, we can uncover the happier, more fulfilled version of yourself. It's not worth spending your life feeling down or stuck and struggling on your own, not knowing which way to turn. There is a happier person inside you trying to get out. 

Don't let your wounds fester, seek support today! As an accredited BACP therapist based in Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, I can help you. Just text or Email to contact me. 

How we’ll work together

I offer a confidential, supportive and respectful safe space where you can explore your emotions and life experiences, openly and freely. By being in tune with how you are feeling and by understanding your experiences, I will support you to develop your awareness, gain clarity, self-compassion and empower you to make choices that bring about effective change that you feel is right for you, so you can be the best person that you can be.

As an experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, I do not diagnose or categorise - I see therapy less as a “cure” or a "fix", but more as a process which sets something in motion. I bring professional knowledge and therapeutic skills to our work together but I always recognise that you are the expert in your own life, with the ability to determine the direction of your personal growth and change. You can explore anything you like, at your own pace. Whatever you choose to bring into the conversation, I'm here to support you. I work with integrity, authenticity, and deep respect for your individual experiences. My role is to walk alongside you in this process with care and compassion, gently challenge unhelpful patterns and discover new ways of being. 

Why choose Me? 

I am a member of Association of Family Therapy (AFT) as well as an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The BACP is the largest professional body for counsellors in the UK. The main purpose of the BACP register is to protect the public and help them find therapists who are sufficiently qualified, experienced and trustworthy. It aims to reassure clients, that a BACP accredited therapist not only adheres to high standards of safe and ethical practice but is also highly skilled.

You're in safe hands

BACP has awarded me the mark of accreditation to indicate that I have met a high standard of knowledge, skills, experience, and development in counselling and psychotherapy. It signifies several things for clients and employers:

• Competency and Ethics: my practice is governed by BACP's Ethical Framework, ensuring that I'm practicing ethically following their ethical code, which is designed to safeguard and protect you. It also means that I'm committed to making you my primary concern while we are working.
• Trust and Confidence: I can provide clients with greater trust and confidence when entering therapy, knowing I have been vetted by a reputable organisation.
• Qualified Professionals: It indicates that I have undertaken extensive training and met a high degree of expertise and skills, been through a rigorous process involving an assessment of my qualifications, adherence to ethical standards and years of experience in clinical practice that I have accumulated to provide you with the best help and support. It assures you that you are working with a clinically competent, professionally experienced and supervised psychotherapist.

I offer a compassionate, non-judgemental, empathic and warm therapeutic environment to enable you to feel safe enough to express your inner deeper thoughts and feelings. With me, you can be your true self and be honest about how you are really feeling.
My commitment to you is to support you and provide a safe therapy space, free of judgement where you can reflect, to empower you to identify and work through your emotional difficulties, and enabling you to find a way forward in life that you feel is right for you. I will ensure that you feel sessions maintain direction and focus, empowering you to review your progress in therapy regularly, always holding your autonomy in mind.

My way of working is gentle but sufficiently challenging to help you grow. I work at a pace that suits you, and I offer a space to safely contain what you bring. As your counsellor and psychotherapist, I will strive to create a relationship based on equality rather than being ‘in charge’.

I believe a good counsellor should have the following qualities and I'm contantly working hard keep to these standards:

I have experience of working as a therapist within a private school (RMS) and organisations such as Signpost - an agency in Hertfordshire and Link which falls under Hillingdon council's Early intervention programme, both provide counselling and other support to help young people and families. 

Get in touch

Its not always easy to create change on your own. A little support can help create the change effectively and a little faster. I will support you so that you can see a way forward and work towards a growing sense of inner peace and contentment, with more focus and clarity. 

You do not have to wait until it gets really bad to ask for the help you need. If you're going through a tough time right now, you can talk to me. Its OK. We can get through this together. Youre not alone. Whatever issues you are facing, I will strive to work with you and help you find a way forward. If you feel ready to begin healing, just Contact me today to book a 15 minutes free introductory telephone consultation so we can get a sense of each other and you can ask any questions you may have. Then we can decide if we are comfortable with the idea of working together! I totally understand that the first call to say you need therapy can be hard. But give it a go. I understand. If you don't even try you will never know. You can find ways to get in touch on my Contact page, or you can complete Email contact.

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