Counsellor profile
Deena Ramkhelawon, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and ACT
About Deena
Deena Ramkhelawon is a BACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family challenges, low self-esteem, relationship strain and coping with life changes. Sessions are presented in straightforward terms and focus on practical ways to move forward.
Deena uses a mix of approaches so sessions can be conversational or more structured, depending on what helps. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and psychodynamic ideas to look at current patterns and the history behind them. This helps when problems stem from attachment or long-standing family dynamics.
Practical skills feature alongside reflective work. That can mean learning techniques to manage panic, practising new ways of communicating, or making step-by-step plans for parenting and family difficulties. For people with obsessive or compulsive worries she includes evidence-based exposure work as part of treatment planning.
Sessions aim to clarify what is causing the strain at home or at work and to try out small changes between meetings. Deena also addresses caregiver stress, chronic illness impacts and multicultural concerns when they affect daily life. Her approach is collaborative and paced to what a person can manage.
Her background includes long experience with mood and anxiety disorders and a focus on family and parenting matters. People who want clear explanations, practical tools and some reflective work may find this a good fit.
How sessions work
Approaches used and what online work looks like
Deena commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, parenting pressures and life transitions. CBT offers practical ways to spot unhelpful thinking and test different behaviours, helping reduce panic, obsessive worries and low mood.She also works from attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to understand family patterns that repeat over time. This helps when current problems tie back to earlier relationships or attachment injuries. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative - Deena will work with each person to match methods to their goals and what feels manageable.
Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around family routines or work, and it can allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some people prefer not to be on camera, others find video better for face-to-face conversation; these practical choices can be agreed at the first meeting. Registered and accredited professionals adapt methods to suit each person’s circumstances and daily life.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional areas include OCD, panic, phobias and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Work is a blend of conversational and skills-based approaches. Sessions may include practical exercises, reflection on past patterns and planning small changes between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working with a range of mood and anxiety issues and long‑standing family concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Check the online therapy options button for details.
How are fees and payment arranged?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.