I'm Tina Chummun, a UKCP accredited psychotherapist, trauma specialist and South Asian therapist offering online person centred therapy across the UK and internationally. I specialise in trauma, complex PTSD, intergenerational trauma, South Asian mental health and cultural identity, bereavement, menopause and professional burnout - bringing neuroscience, neurobiology, compassion and deep cultural understanding into every therapy session.
I offer individual counselling and psychotherapy for adults seeking emotional support, personal growth, or trauma healing. My approach is grounded in:
You are the expert on your life. I’m here to walk beside you, offering reflection, structure and safety.
If you're a psychotherapist or counsellor looking to grow your private practice, I also offer business growth support using my background in digital marketing. I can help you:
Helping therapists thrive is part of my purpose, too.
You may not know exactly what’s wrong , only that something doesn’t feel right. That’s a good enough place to begin.
Your feelings are as unique as you are.
The people I’ve worked with have experienced powerful emotional shifts, from survival mode to self-trust, disconnection to clarity, shame to empowerment. You can let therapy support you too. You deserve to feel well, whole and free.
Knowing when to ask for a mental health day at work is one of the most important and most overlooked acts of self-care a professional can take. In this article, UKCP accredited psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the signs that your mind and body are asking for rest, and how to advocate for yourself without shame or guilt. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Menopause can be a profoundly isolating experience and for South Asian, Black and mixed heritage women, cultural silence around hormonal change adds another layer of loneliness. UKCP psychotherapist and South Asian therapist Tina Chummun explores the intersection of menopause, identity and belonging in this important piece. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Friendships are essential for our mental health and nervous system regulation but what happens when a close friendship becomes painful, toxic or one sided? Tina Chummun explores the psychology of friendship ruptures, the neuroscience of social connection and how person centred therapy can help you navigate difficult relational dynamics. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Enmeshment trauma occurs when family boundaries become so blurred that individual identity is lost in service of the family system, a pattern particularly prevalent in South Asian and collectivistic families. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores how enmeshment develops, how it shows up in adult relationships and how trauma informed therapy supports healing. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Domestic violence leaves psychological wounds that can persist long after the relationship has ended, rewiring the nervous system, eroding self-worth and shaping how survivors relate to themselves and others. Tina Chummun draws on her clinical experience supporting domestic violence survivors to explore the long term impact and the transformative role of trauma informed psychotherapy. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Stigma, shame and deeply held cultural beliefs continue to prevent many South Asian adults from accessing the therapeutic support they need. As a South Asian therapist herself, Tina Chummun addresses the most common misconceptions about therapy within South Asian communities, and makes a compassionate, evidence based case for why culturally sensitive psychotherapy can be life changing. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
For generations, South Asian communities have turned to medical doctors rather than therapists when mental health struggles arise, a pattern rooted in stigma, cultural norms and a lack of accessible, culturally informed psychological support. Tina Chummun explores why this pattern persists and why it is time for a different conversation about South Asian mental health and therapy. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Indian Mauritian communities carry a rich but complex inheritance, shaped by migration, indentured labour, cultural displacement and the silent transmission of unprocessed pain across generations. Drawing on her doctoral research at The Open University, Tina Chummun makes a compelling case for dedicated therapeutic support for Indian Mauritian adults experiencing intergenerational trauma. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
International students face a unique convergence of stressors, academic pressure, cultural dislocation, language barriers and the loss of familiar support networks, yet remain significantly underrepresented in university mental health services. Tina Chummun explores the barriers to therapeutic help seeking for international students and the critical importance of culturally sensitive counselling. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
South Asian women are significantly underrepresented in menopause research, media coverage and clinical support, creating a profound blind spot that leaves thousands of women navigating hormonal transition without culturally informed guidance. South Asian therapist and menopause specialist Tina Chummun explores why this gap exists and what needs to change. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
The relational dynamics of enmeshment trauma are complex, painful and often invisible, particularly within South Asian and collectivistic families where closeness and obligation are deeply intertwined. Tina Chummun explores how enmeshment manifests between parents and adult children, the neuroscience of attachment and how person centred therapy supports the journey toward healthy individuation. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
The intersection of men's mental health, unprocessed trauma and dementia risk is one of the most under discussed areas in both clinical and public health conversations. Tina Chummun draws on neuroscience, trauma research and her doctoral work at The Open University to explore the hidden connections between emotional suppression, trauma and cognitive decline in men. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
As debates about overdiagnosis of mental health conditions intensify, a more important question emerges: are we treating diagnoses rather than people? UKCP accredited psychotherapist Tina Chummun argues that person centred, trauma informed therapy offers something a diagnosis never can, a deep, relational understanding of the whole human being behind the presenting concern. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Single, childless women face a particular kind of societal scrutiny, one that pathologises their relationship status, questions their choices and rarely acknowledges the very real grief, anxiety and pressure that comes with navigating life outside the expected script. Tina Chummun offers a compassionate, honest and neuroscience informed exploration of what it means to be an anxious, single, childless woman in a world that hasn't yet caught up. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
The stigma around mental health and therapy within South Asian communities is not just a cultural inconvenience, it is causing real, measurable harm. As a South Asian therapist with both personal and professional insight into this landscape, Tina Chummun explores the roots of this stigma, its impact on individual and collective wellbeing and what it will take for our communities to begin healing. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Emotional neglect in collectivistic cultures is rarely named or recognised because in families where the collective takes precedence over the individual, emotional needs are often seen as a burden rather than a birthright. Tina Chummun explores how childhood emotional neglect develops within South Asian and collectivistic family systems, how it manifests in adult relationships and how trauma informed psychotherapy supports recovery. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
For many South Asian adults, the relentless pursuit of academic and professional success is not a free choice, it is an inherited obligation, shaped by family sacrifice, cultural expectation and the unspoken weight of generational ambition. Tina Chummun explores the psychological cost of high achievement culture within South Asian communities and how therapy can help you disentangle your identity from your accomplishments. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
South Asian Heritage Month offers a powerful opportunity to honour the richness, complexity and resilience of South Asian identity while also acknowledging the intergenerational wounds that our communities carry. UKCP psychotherapist and South Asian therapist Tina Chummun reflects on the 'Roots to Routes' theme and what it means to hold both cultural pride and the work of healing simultaneously. Read the full article on UKCP's website.
A personal safety plan can be a life saving tool for anyone experiencing or leaving a domestic abuse situation, yet many survivors do not know where to begin. Drawing on her clinical experience supporting domestic violence survivors, Tina Chummun provides a compassionate, practical guide to creating a personal safety plan alongside exploring the psychological dimensions of leaving an abusive relationship. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Cinema has always held a mirror to the human experience but movie therapy goes further, using film as a deliberate therapeutic tool to process emotion, explore identity and access difficult feelings through the safety of narrative distance. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the neuroscience and psychology behind movie therapy and how it can be used to support trauma recovery, grief and emotional healing. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Millennial parents are increasingly aware of the intergenerational trauma they carry and are actively working to ensure it does not pass to their children. But breaking generational patterns is complex, emotionally demanding work that cannot happen through awareness alone. Tina Chummun explores what it truly takes to interrupt inherited trauma cycles and how person centred psychotherapy supports millennial parents in this profound work. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
The relationship between therapy and medication is nuanced, often misunderstood and frequently stigmatised, particularly within South Asian and collectivistic communities where taking psychiatric medication carries significant shame. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores five evidence based ways that therapy and medication work in harmony, and how an integrated approach supports deeper, more sustainable mental health recovery. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Language carries power and for many South Asian, Black and migrant adults in the UK, the word 'immigrant' has become loaded with shame, exclusion and a sense of not quite belonging. Tina Chummun explores the psychological and neurobiological impact of racial and linguistic othering, and how trauma informed psychotherapy supports healing from the wounds of cultural displacement and identity erasure. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
For many people, the barriers to accessing therapy, cost, availability, cultural stigma are very real. But healing does not have to wait. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun shares evidence based, neuroscience informed self-help tools that can support emotional wellbeing, nervous system regulation and trauma recovery between or before therapeutic support becomes available. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
The internet is flooded with mental health content but not all of it is accurate, safe or genuinely helpful. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun offers a practical, clinically informed guide to finding reliable, evidence based and compassionate mental health content online and explains how to tell the difference between content that empowers and content that inadvertently harms. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
AI powered tools are increasingly becoming part of how people manage their mental health, from journalling apps to chatbots and beyond. UKCP psychotherapist and AI informed therapy specialist Tina Chummun offers a balanced, clinically grounded exploration of the genuine benefits, the real risks and the practical realities of integrating AI into modern therapeutic practice. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Generation Z is turning to wearable stress tech, biofeedback apps and AI powered mental health tools in unprecedented numbers, signalling both a cultural shift in how we approach emotional wellbeing and a real gap in accessible human therapeutic support. Tina Chummun explores what drives Gen Z toward stress tech, the neuroscience behind these tools and what they can and cannot replace in genuine therapeutic relationships. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Conflict can feel unbearable, particularly for those whose nervous systems have been shaped by trauma, where disagreement triggers survival responses rather than resolution. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun draws on polyvagal theory, attachment science and trauma informed practice to explore why arguments escalate, how trauma hijacks communication and practical strategies for transforming conflict into connection. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Rising singlehood, emotional unavailability and the conscious uncoupling from traditional relationship structures are reshaping how an entire generation relates to intimacy and partnership. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the psychological, cultural and neurobiological dimensions of this relationship reset — and what it means for our collective emotional wellbeing and capacity for deep connection. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Emotional shutdown is one of the most common and most misunderstood responses to chronic stress and trauma. What looks like resilience from the outside is often survival from the inside. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the neuroscience of emotional numbing, the difference between genuine self-sufficiency and trauma driven self-reliance, and how person centred therapy supports the journey from shutdown to emotional freedom. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Emotional regulation is perhaps the most essential life skill a human being can develop and yet for most of us, it was never explicitly taught at home or at school. Tina Chummun explores the historical, cultural and neurobiological reasons for this profound gap in our collective education, and how understanding your own nervous system in adulthood can begin to fill it. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
If you consistently find yourself drawn to partners who are emotionally unavailable, critical or inconsistent, it is rarely a coincidence. Tina Chummun explores the powerful connection between childhood emotional neglect, insecure attachment and the unconscious repetition of familiar relational patterns in adult partnerships, and how trauma informed psychotherapy can help you break the cycle. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Critique journaling harnesses the science of neuroplasticity, the brain's remarkable capacity to rewire itself through repeated experience to build mental resilience, emotional clarity and self-compassion. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the evidence behind reflective writing as a therapeutic tool and offers a practical introduction to critique journaling as a complement to formal psychotherapy. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Parents across the UK are increasingly alarmed by the impact of social media on their children's mental health and rightly so. But navigating conversations about screen time, comparison culture and digital anxiety requires more than restrictions and rules. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores how family therapy and person centred approaches can support parents and children in navigating the psychological challenges of social media together. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Living alone, whether through separation, bereavement, relationship breakdown or life transition can arrive with an unfamiliar silence that feels both liberating and profoundly unsettling. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the psychology of solitude, the neuroscience of loneliness and how person centred therapy can support the healing and growth that living alone can catalyse when approached with the right support. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Personal growth within collectivistic South Asian and migrant families is rarely a straightforward journey, it involves navigating the tension between individual emotional needs and the deeply held values of family loyalty, obligation and collective harmony. Tina Chummun explores what authentic personal growth looks like when it must be held alongside, rather than against, the family system you love. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Living organ donation is an extraordinary act of generosity and yet the psychological impact on donors is rarely discussed or adequately supported. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the emotional journey of living organ donors, the mental health challenges that can arise before, during and after donation and why dedicated therapeutic support for donors is a clinical and ethical necessity. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
Laughter in the therapy room might seem surprising but the neuroscience, psychology and cultural dimensions of humour make it a genuinely powerful therapeutic tool. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the healing potential of laughter through the lens of neurobiology, polyvagal theory and person centred practice, and why allowing joy into the therapeutic space is not a distraction from healing, it is part of it. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.
For some adults, the decision to remain childfree is shaped not only by conscious choice but by the unprocessed legacy of childhood trauma, an unconscious protective response to experiences of neglect, abuse or emotional unavailability in early life. UKCP psychotherapist Tina Chummun explores the complex psychology and neurobiology behind childfree decisions rooted in childhood trauma, offering compassionate insight without judgement. Read the full article on Counselling Directory.