Dilshini Sandhu, BACP
Dilshini Sandhu brings a heart-centred, human approach to therapy.
About Dilshini
Dilshini Sandhu brings a heart-centred, human approach to therapy. She is a BACP counsellor who creates a calm, respectful space for adults to talk through anxiety, stress, grief and low self-esteem. She uses warmth and collaboration to help people feel understood and find practical ways forward.
Dilshini draws on client-centred and emotionally-focused ways of working. Sessions focus on the person in front of her, their feelings and relationships, and what they want to change.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns such as abandonment or attachment issues and helps people make different choices in how they relate to themselves and others. Her background includes study in music, psychology and neuroscience, and training in psychotherapeutic counselling. This mix of creative and academic experience shapes a flexible style.
She is also working towards a doctorate exploring bias and how therapeutic relationships form across difference. Dilshini has six years of clinical experience supporting adults through trauma and abuse, chronic illness and life transitions. She pays attention to how cultural expectations and identity affect wellbeing and aims to make therapy accessible and responsive to each person’s lived experience.
In sessions she offers a steady, patient presence and practical steps you can try between meetings. Conversations are collaborative and tailored to your goals, whether that is reducing panic, managing long-term stress, or rebuilding confidence after loss.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 413731 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Dilshini works with
Everything Dilshini lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dilshini lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays close attention to emotional responses and patterns in relationships. It helps people identify core feelings, understand how they shape behaviour, and try new ways of relating. EFT can be particularly helpful when attachment or abandonment concerns are present.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Dilshini will discuss options with each person and decide together which way of working suits their goals and preferences. This collaborative process means methods can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical choice. Video calls let you see facial expressions and use visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, while chat and messaging allow brief check-ins and written reflection. These formats make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving or health needs, while keeping the focus on consistent, helpful conversations with a registered professional.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Dilshini commonly help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include trauma and abuse plus relationship and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her practice uses client-centred and emotionally-focused methods. The emphasis is on exploring feelings and relationships in a calm, collaborative way.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with adults across a range of issues. Her background includes study in psychology, neuroscience and psychotherapeutic counselling.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Clients can choose the format that best fits their routine and comfort.
How does costing work for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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