Rita Sandhu, BACP
Rita Sandhu works from an integrative, person-centred approach that draws on practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and trauma.
About Rita
Rita Sandhu works from an integrative, person-centred approach that draws on practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and trauma. She is a BACP therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred) and brings 13 years of therapeutic practice to her work. Rita writes plainly in sessions and aims to make each meeting feel straightforward and useful.
She has a long background in health care, having worked in nursing and midwifery for over 26 years.
Background and approach
That experience informs how she listens, how she plans practical steps, and how she stays calm when conversations turn difficult. Rita uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and connect with what matters to them.
Sessions often focus on things like grief, low mood, panic, sleep problems, compulsive behaviours and difficulties with self‑esteem. Rita also works with challenges around parenting, career stress, ADHD, addictions and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to attachment and relationship dynamics when those issues come up.
Rita aims to make therapy clear and collaborative. Early meetings explore what the person hopes to change and practical steps that feel achievable. Progress is reviewed regularly and plans are adjusted if needed.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging so people can choose a format that fits their life. Rita accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 169966 | November 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 Rita works with
Everything Rita lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- 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
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- 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
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rita lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
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
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical experiments. This approach can help with panic, low mood, sleep problems and compulsive behaviours.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Rita will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. The choice of method is reviewed together so sessions feel relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone can be better when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit short check-ins or people who prefer not to use audio. These options help people fit sessions around work, caregiving and other commitments while still receiving regular therapeutic support.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can Rita help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and depression, among many other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Rita uses an integrative, person-centred style that combines practical therapies such as CBT and ACT to suit individual needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience as a therapist and over 26 years of nursing and midwifery practice.
Where is she based and how is she accredited?
Rita is based in the United Kingdom and is registered as a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred).
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Update or remove this listing
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact usMore counsellors who work with Stress & Anxiety
All of them
Samantha McEwan
BACP
4 years in practice BACP
Experienced BACP counsellor for stress and trauma
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship
- Trauma and Abuse
James Maynard
BACP
3 years in practice BACP
Supportive integrative counsellor for everyday challenges
- Stress & Anxiety
- Trauma and Abuse
- Grief
Ashleigh Brown
BACP
6 years in practice BACP
Practical, compassionate therapy focused on everyday change
- Stress & Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and Abuse