Counsellor profile
Karina Nipane, NCPS
Counsellor for anxiety and grief
See online counselling options- stress and anxiety
- relationship issues
- pluralistic approach
About Karina
Counsellor Karina Nipane is registered with NCPS and has three years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem and depression. She works in the United Kingdom and provides help for a wide range of related concerns including attachment and abandonment, body image, chronic illness and pain, codependency, eating and food-related issues, postpartum depression and immigration issues.
Karina uses a pluralistic approach. That means she draws on different methods rather than using a single model. She may look at thoughts and behaviours, consider past patterns that repeat, and pay attention to current feelings and relationships. Sessions are practical and conversational. Clients can expect time to talk, to notice patterns, and to try small changes between meetings.
Her background includes supervised training in psychotherapeutic counselling practice and work across mental health settings. She has supported people in crisis and provided emotional support for bereavement, trauma and major life transitions. That experience contributes to how she manages difficult or urgent feelings in sessions.
Karina keeps sessions collaborative. She and the client agree on focus and pace. If one approach is not helping, she will suggest alternatives and explain why she thinks a change might help. She encourages honest feedback during the work.
The counsellor works in English and does not take international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, follow the site steps to complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Karina describes her work as pluralistic, combining several evidence-based approaches to match each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioural techniques focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. These can help with anxiety, low mood and managing everyday stress by teaching practical strategies and small experiments to try between sessions.Psychodynamic ideas look at recurring relationship patterns and past experiences that affect current feelings. This can help people understand why certain problems keep returning and make different choices over time. Humanistic elements focus on the person's present feelings and aims to make sessions conversational and paced to the individual's comfort.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and agree a plan with the client. She encourages feedback and will adapt methods if something is not helpful, so the process stays collaborative and practical.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into work and family life, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals may offer different formats, so check which formats are available when you arrange your first appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also focuses on areas such as attachment, body image, chronic illness, eating issues and postpartum depression.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a pluralistic approach, drawing on Cognitive Behavioural, psychodynamic and humanistic methods. Sessions are collaborative and aim to try approaches that fit the person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working in mental health settings and completing supervised training in psychotherapeutic counselling practice.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she see clients outside the UK?
She does not take international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.