What we work on · Parental pressure
Therapy for parental pressure and expectations
Some pressure is loud: a career you did not pick, a marriage timeline you never agreed to. Some is quieter: a sigh on a phone call, a comparison to a cousin, the sentence 'we did everything for you'.
This is not a story about bad parents. It is usually about love expressed as control, sacrifice used as currency, and a child who became very good at managing everyone else's feelings.
Komel Kaur
Psychotherapist + Executive Coach
M.A. Psychology
CBT and DBT trained psychotherapist
5 languages
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Kashmiri
60-minute sessions
Online video, times shown on your own clock
No payment to request
Ask for a time first, pay once it is confirmed
Reviewed by Komel Kaur, psychotherapist and executive coach, M.A. Psychology
Last reviewed 20 August 2026
What this often looks like
- ·Choosing a career or course to keep your parents calm
- ·Guilt whenever you do something for yourself
- ·Hiding parts of your life: your partner, your job, your beliefs
- ·Panic before family calls or visits
- ·Feeling successful on paper and hollow underneath
- ·Rage that comes out at your partner instead of your parents
What we actually do in sessions
- ·We map where duty ends and self-erasure begins, in your specific family.
- ·We work on guilt as a feeling to tolerate, not an instruction to obey.
- ·We rehearse honest conversations that do not blow up the relationship.
- ·We look at what you actually want, often for the first time out loud.
- ·We rebuild a version of respect that does not require self-abandonment.
Format
Online video
Private and confidential
Sessions in
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Where clients are
Gulf, UK, Europe, North America, Australia, India
Want a starting point before you talk to anyone?
Common questions
Is it disrespectful to talk about my parents in therapy?
No. Understanding your family is not betraying it. Nothing you say leaves the room, and the aim is usually a better relationship, not a worse one.
What if my parents would never accept therapy?
You do not need their permission or their knowledge. Sessions are online, private, and paid for by you.
I am in my thirties or forties. Is it too late?
No. Much of this work happens with adults who are married, employed, and still shaped by patterns set decades ago.
Ready when you are
Pick a session and a time in your own timezone, then send the request. Nothing is paid until Komel confirms.
Other things people bring here
Online therapy by country
How it works
Three steps, about five minutes.
No waiting list, no phone tag, no chasing a reply. You can have a time requested before you close this page, and nothing is paid until it is confirmed.
01
Pick a session and a time
Choose the session you want and a slot that suits you. Times are shown on your own clock, and evening slots are open.
02
Request it, no payment yet
Leave a few details and send the request. The slot is held for you while Komel confirms she is the right fit.
03
Confirm and get your Meet link
Komel sends a payment link for that session. Once it is paid, the Google Meet link lands in your inbox.
Sessions and pricing
Pick the session that fits, then a time.
Intro consultation
30 minutes
USD 35
One-off, no commitment
A short first conversation to see if we're a fit.
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Full session
60 minutes
USD 70USD 49
New client offerOne-off, no commitment
A complete therapy hour, one to one.
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Most chosen5-session plan
60 minutes
USD 49per session
Save 30% per sessionNothing upfront, pay one session at a time
Five hours of real work at the lower rate the whole way through.
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Couples session
60 minutes, for two
USD 120USD 99
New client offerOne-off, no commitment
One hour with both partners on the same video call.
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From the practice
What Komel writes about, week to week.
When this is not the right fit
Komel is a psychotherapist and executive coach based in the UAE, working online worldwide. Sessions are private and self-funded, and cannot be claimed on local insurance or used for legal, medical or workplace reports. She does not prescribe or manage medication.
This is not an emergency service. If you are in immediate danger, use a local crisis line rather than a booking request. Her credentials and training and the full scope of practice are published.