Aaradhya Srivastava, BACP

Aaradhya Srivastava offers a compassionate, thoughtful approach to therapy for people coping with stress, anxiety, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. She understands how painful it can feel to be disconnected from oneself or others and creates space for gentle exploration of memories, patterns and the responses that show up in daily life. Aaradhya prioritises connection in the therapeutic relationship so clients can bring parts of themselves that feel messy, hard to name, or difficult to show to others.

Her practice blends psychodynamic and person-centred perspectives with trauma-informed sensitivity. In sessions she helps people investigate how past experiences and unconscious dynamics shape present feelings and behaviours, and how relational patterns influence self-image and relationships. This approach supports work on issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, and problems with communication or commitment.

Aaradhya has worked with survivors of sexual violence at the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, an experience that deepened her focus on listening, acknowledgement and helping clients notice how experiences live in both mind and body. She is credentialed in the United Kingdom, is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and is a COSCA-qualified psychotherapist. Aaradhya holds a Master of Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue) and an MSc in Counselling Studies, both from the University of Edinburgh.

Her way of working is collaborative and paced to each individual's needs. Clients can expect an attentive, non-judgemental space to make sense of entrenched patterns, build coping resources, and explore more authentic ways of relating to themselves and others.