Counsellor profile
Surji Cair, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety focus
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and trauma
About Surji
Surji Cair is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. She also supports clients dealing with addiction, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, career questions, bipolar difficulties, coaching and compassion fatigue.
Surji uses a person-centred approach. That means she starts from what the client brings and treats them as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting and helping people notice their strengths. The work aims to make it easier to think through difficult choices and manage strong feelings.
In practical terms Surji offers a calm, straightforward way of talking things through. Sessions are conversational and paced to suit the person. She helps people break big problems into smaller steps and looks at what changes might be realistic day to day.
Her background includes three years of direct client work in the UK setting and practice with a range of concerns listed above. Surji explains counselling in clear language and checks in about what is helpful during the work. She invites people to try a first session to see if her way of working fits their needs.
People reading on a phone will find her explanations short and direct. She asks new clients to describe what they want from counselling and then agrees next steps together. This makes it easier to move from a single session into ongoing work if it feels useful.
Approaches and how online counselling works
Surji works from person-centred principles, which focus on listening, reflecting and supporting the client’s own choices. This approach helps when someone needs time to make sense of feelings, relationships or life transitions. Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are also used to help manage specific symptoms such as anxiety and low mood. These techniques offer practical ways to notice thoughts and try small changes in behaviour.Finding the right approach is part of the counselling process. Surji discusses options with each person and decides together what to try first, based on what the client hopes to achieve and how they prefer to work. That collaborative step is reviewed as progress is made and directions can change if needed.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a working week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when a full appointment is not needed. It can also suit people who find talking from a familiar location helps them concentrate. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly offer a range of scheduling choices so it is worth checking which formats this counsellor provides.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression and with life changes. Other areas include addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma, grief and career issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is person centred, which means she listens, reflects and works from the client’s priorities. Sessions are conversational and paced to what the person needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.
Is she a member of a professional body and where does she practise?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK have sessions?
She accepts international clients. Confirm any cross-border arrangements before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and 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.