About Natasha Gulati
Meet Natasha Gulati – Counselling Intern
I’m Natasha Gulati, a counselling intern at Achieve Balance Counselling, working from our Abbotsford and Chilliwack offices. I support children, youth, and families with compassion, understanding, and evidence-informed strategies. With more than 10 years of experience working with children and youth with Autism, neurodiversities, and developmental differences, I bring knowledge, empathy, and practical skills to my counselling and therapeutic work.
I believe every child and youth has unique strengths, experiences, and ways of understanding the world. My goal is to create a safe, attuned, and empowering space where clients can explore emotions, develop coping skills, and grow in confidence, self-awareness, and resilience. For me, counselling is a collaborative process built on trust, connection, and respect.
Collaborative Work with Families and Caregivers
I place a strong emphasis on collaboration with parents and caregivers, recognizing that families play an important role in the growth and development of children and youth. When appropriate, I provide practical tools, strategies, and guidance that can support families beyond the counselling session, helping them foster emotional regulation, communication, and positive relationships at home and in school settings.
By partnering with caregivers, I aim to ensure that the benefits of counselling and therapy extend into everyday life. Creating consistency between the therapeutic environment and a child’s home, school, and community can provide additional opportunities for growth and connection.
I also believe that children and youth need to feel that they have a voice in their therapeutic experience. My approach is collaborative and strengths-based, with the goal of helping each client develop greater awareness of their needs, emotions, abilities, and individual strengths.
Natasha Gulati's Experience Supporting Neurodivergent Children and Youth
My background as a Behavioural Consultant has allowed me to work closely with schools, educators, and multidisciplinary teams supporting neurodivergent children and youth. This experience has strengthened my understanding of how different environments can influence a child’s emotional well-being, relationships, and behaviour.
I have worked alongside educators and other professionals to support children with Autism and other developmental differences, helping create consistency across the different environments in which children spend their time. As a result, I understand the importance of adapting strategies to each child’s strengths, needs, developmental stage, and communication style.
My experience with neurodivergent children and youth is an important part of what I bring to my work at Achieve Balance Counselling. I am passionate about creating therapeutic spaces where children and youth can feel accepted, understood, and supported rather than feeling that they need to change who they are in order to fit into their environment.
Trauma-Informed and Child-Centered Approach
I bring a calm, relational, and attuned presence to my counselling sessions. I understand that every child and youth has a unique nervous system and developmental profile. For this reason, I tailor my approach to create a space that feels safe, supportive, and empowering.
My therapeutic work focuses on relationship, co-regulation, and attunement. I want clients to feel understood and validated as they explore their internal experiences and develop new ways of responding to challenges.
For some children, talking about emotions feels natural. For others, play, creativity, or therapeutic activities may provide a more comfortable way to express themselves. By using a trauma-informed and child-centered approach, I work to create a therapeutic relationship where clients can express themselves authentically.
Play Therapy and Therapeutic Strategies
I incorporate play therapy techniques into my counselling work, allowing children to express emotions and explore experiences in a natural and meaningful way. Play provides children with a language that feels familiar, enabling them to develop coping strategies, problem-solving skills, and emotional awareness and confidence.
Alongside play based therapy, I use evidence-informed strategies that are tailored to each child’s strengths, needs, and learning style. My goal is to make the therapeutic process practical, achievable, and meaningful for children and their caregivers.
Through play, children can develop coping strategies, problem-solving skills, emotional awareness, and confidence. For children who find traditional conversation difficult, play can also provide another avenue for connection and expression.
Play therapy can also help children communicate experiences that may be difficult to put into words. By following the child’s lead and creating a safe therapeutic relationship, I work to support children as they explore emotions, develop new skills, and build greater confidence.
Strengths-Based, Holistic, and Empowering Practice
Whether I’m working with children individually, supporting youth in transition, or collaborating with families, my focus remains strengths-based, relational, and holistic. I am passionate about helping children, youth, and families develop emotional awareness, build resilience, and enhance overall wellbeing.
I aim to create a collaborative environment where children feel supported, families feel empowered, and growth is sustained across all areas of life. Every child brings unique strengths and abilities to the counselling process, and these strengths can become an important foundation for growth and positive change.
My goal is to create a collaborative environment where children feel supported and families feel empowered. Ultimately, I hope to help clients build meaningful connections with themselves and the people around them.
Counselling in Abbotsford and Chilliwack
I provide counselling and therapy for children, youth, and families from both the Abbotsford and Chilliwack offices of Achieve Balance Counselling. If you’re looking for support for your child or youth, I offer a compassionate and supportive approach focused on building connection, emotional awareness, confidence, and resilience. I am committed to creating a therapeutic relationship where children and youth feel heard, understood, and respected.
Natasha Gulati excited to be part of the team at Achieve Balance Counselling and to work with clients and families in both our Chilliwack and Abbotsford offices. I look forward to walking alongside children, youth, and families on their journey toward greater self-understanding, confidence, and meaningful connection.
Natasha Gulati: Training | Education
Professional Affiliations
The British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors – Student Member
Languages
- English
- Punjabi
Education
- Master of Education – 2017
- Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology – (Anticipated completion April 2027)