About Samita
Samita Rathor is a counsellor with 15 years' experience supporting people who are feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed or stuck. She works with adults facing relationship strain, anger, depression, addictions and life transitions. Samita draws on a mix of psychological approaches to help people build practical coping skills and restore balance.
Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She listens first, and then helps people make sense of what is happening. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on short, clear steps that can be practised between meetings.
Background and approach
Samita uses tools from cognitive behavioural approaches and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to tackle unhelpful thinking and increase psychological flexibility. She also brings attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns in close relationships. Sessions often include skills for managing emotion, improving sleep and reducing compulsive behaviours.
She has formal recognition from PACFA and a background in psychology, counselling psychology and mind-body practices. Over many years she has supported professionals, leaders and people from a range of backgrounds through one-to-one counselling and mentoring. Samita offers a collaborative process that suits people who want practical strategies and steady support.
Her work is often chosen by people wanting help with anxiety, coping with change, relationship concerns and ongoing stress. She can discuss session options to find a setup that fits each person’s life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, and then choose actions that match their values. It is often helpful for worry, anxiety and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical skills for disrupting unhelpful patterns; it is commonly used for anxiety, sleep and mood problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, and can help with recurring relationship conflict and trust issues.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt as progress is made, so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, skill practice or when someone needs a shorter contact during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while still using evidence-informed approaches with appropriately qualified therapists.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- 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
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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