Counsellor profile
Kirmal Gill, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Cognitive-behavioural work
- Psychodynamic ideas
About Kirmal
Counsellor and BACP member Kirmal Gill has three years of practice in the United Kingdom and experience working with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT issues, relationships and family concerns. She also lists work with abandonment and attachment issues, body image, fertility and end-of-life matters among other focus areas.
Kirmal draws on a background in psychology and an integrative counselling approach. She uses person-centred, cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic ideas to guide conversations. Sessions aim to identify practical patterns and thoughts that make daily life harder, and to look at past experiences that shape current feelings.
In a session she listens to what is causing concern and helps people name and prioritise what matters most. She supports work on communication problems, dealing with isolation, and difficult feelings around gender dysphoria or identity. Kirmal also addresses areas such as addiction, sexual expression including BDSM and kink, and family of origin issues.
Her experience includes both face-to-face and online counselling. People using her service are matched through a short questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Before booking it is sensible to confirm the current session options and any practical arrangements directly through the booking process.
Therapeutic approaches used for online counselling
Person-centred work focuses on listening and helping people name what matters to them. It suits issues where someone needs a steady, accepting listener to sort thoughts and feelings.Cognitive-behavioural ideas look at unhelpful thinking and practical steps to change behaviour. This approach is often used for anxiety, stress and difficulties with coping day to day.
Psychodynamic thinking considers how past relationships and early experiences shape current reactions. It can help when patterns repeat or when attachment and abandonment issues are concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and decide together which methods fit the person’s goals and preferences. That choice can change as therapy progresses and as new concerns appear.
The profile notes both face-to-face and online counselling experience, but it does not list specific session formats. Confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can be scheduled around work or home commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, plus related areas such as abandonment, attachment and body image.
What is her typical way of working in sessions?
She uses an integrative counselling style drawing on person-centred, cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic ideas to talk through current problems and past patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of practice and over 100 hours of face-to-face and online counselling experience.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, international clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile lists both face-to-face and online counselling experience; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.