John Chauhan, NCPS

John Chauhan practices in a humanistic, empowering way that places the individual at the centre of each session. He draws on lived experience with trauma, complex post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, self-harm and other forms of adversity to inform a compassionate, relatable therapeutic style. This background helps him connect with people who have faced similar difficulties while recognising that every person’s story is unique.

He works in an integrative manner, blending techniques from different approaches under a client-centered framework. Sessions may alternate between compassionate listening and practical strategies aimed at wellbeing - for example hobby development, anxiety-management tools, mindfulness practices, cognitive-behavioural techniques, guided imagery, poetry, and self-soothing methods such as havening. The work is adaptable and shaped to what each person needs in the moment.

He identifies as a young global majority male counsellor and finds that his outlook keeps him engaged with many of the challenges facing younger adults. He often works well with people roughly aged 18 to 40, while remaining open to adjusting his approach for clients outside that range. Areas he commonly supports include stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and related concerns.

John holds the NCPS credential, a professional counselling qualification. His primary clinical orientation is client-centered therapy, and he integrates other methods as appropriate to meet individual goals. He deliberately avoids simplistic or dismissive advice and seeks to offer genuinely useful, practical support rather than easy platitudes.