Shweta Panchal
I’m a UKCP-registered psychotherapist with a background in working relationally and with care for the impact of trauma. I support adults through times of emotional difficulty, relationship challenges, identity questions, and personal change.
At the heart of my work is a deep respect for each person’s story, and a commitment to meeting people with warmth, curiosity, and care.
In therapy, I offer a space to explore what might be feeling painful, confusing, or stuck. Together, we can look at the patterns and experiences that may be shaping how you feel or relate to others. My role is to walk alongside you, offering thoughtful support as you reflect on what matters, what hurts, and what might be ready to shift. I see therapy not just as a way to understand pain, but as a space to reconnect with meaning, choice, and possibility. While the process can be challenging, I believe it can also be creative, courageous, and deeply hopeful.
It’s a privilege to do this work. I’ve worked in NHS, charity, and private settings, including specialist roles supporting people who’ve experienced acute sexual trauma and violence. Alongside my therapy practice, I teach and supervise on psychotherapy training programmes at Roehampton University and the Metanoia Institute, working with postgraduate students. I also contribute to the Minded Institute, where I support conversations around body-based approaches to therapy.
My clinical and academic work inform each other, what I learn from clients shapes my teaching, and the theory I engage with keeps my practice thoughtful and up to date. I bring an awareness of cultural identity, migration, and systemic influence into the therapy space. I hold in mind how histories, cultural narratives, and social contexts shape emotional wellbeing and how personal experience is often inseparable from wider social forces.
For me, the personal is also political: therapy can be a space to explore not only inner life, but the impact of power, belonging, and cultural complexity. I aim to create inclusive, respectful environments where people from all backgrounds feel safe to reflect, feel, and flourish.