Parule Basu-Barua

Parule Basu-Barua is a counsellor who blends listening-led care with trauma-focused work. She uses client-centred and mindfulness approaches alongside psychodynamic ideas to help people make sense of painful experiences. Her practice often supports those facing trauma, eating difficulties, addiction and anxiety. Parule is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.

Parule draws on a background in media and senior-level roles to create calm, attentive sessions. She trained in therapeutic counselling in London and completed a degree at The Metanoia Institute, receiving a 2:1 honours. She has accumulated around 1,500 clinical hours and has five years of practice experience.

In sessions she aims to treat each person as an individual rather than a label. Conversations focus on understanding how problems started and what keeps them going day to day. She often works with issues such as depression, panic and post-traumatic stress alongside eating disorders and process addictions.

Practical tools from mindfulness are used alongside reflective, psychodynamic-style discussion. This can mean learning simple attention practices and also looking at deeper patterns from past experiences. The style is collaborative and paced to the person's needs.

Parule describes the therapy room as a place to speak without judgement. She helps people tackle sleep problems, communication difficulties, isolation and life transitions. Her approach aims to help clients feel more connected to themselves and better able to cope.

How Parule’s approaches translate to online therapy

Parule uses client-centred work and trauma-focused ideas alongside mindfulness in her practice. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and following the person's pace so they feel heard and understood; it helps when someone needs space to tell their story and make decisions. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding how traumatic events affect daily life and works to reduce their ongoing impact through careful, paced exploration. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to manage stress and anxiety in everyday moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods as they go. Together they decide whether to focus more on practical skills, on exploring past patterns, or on trauma-specific work.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy schedules and reducing travel time. If you need to manage time around work or family, online options can make regular appointments easier. Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the profile does not specify which online or in-person formats are offered.