Counsellor profile
Dilshini Sandhu, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and relationship issues
Continue with DilshiniWhere Dilshini stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 413731
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-centred approach
- Emotion-focused work
- Attachment and codependency
About Dilshini
Dilshini Sandhu is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years' experience supporting adults. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression, and also addresses issues such as attachment, abandonment and codependency.
Dilshini draws on client-centred and emotionally-focused ways of working. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening in the here and now, and on how emotions and relationships shape choices. Conversations are straightforward and geared to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck in people-pleasing, boundary difficulties or constant caretaking.
Before moving into counselling, she studied Music and Psychology and completed an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. She trained as a psychotherapeutic counsellor at the Metanoia Institute and is undertaking a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy that looks at implicit bias and building therapeutic relationships.
Her practice pays attention to cultural background and how family expectations affect mental health. As a South Asian counsellor, she attends to how stigma and unspoken rules can shape emotional responses and choices. Sessions aim to help people speak about those pressures and work out practical ways to respond differently.
In therapy with Dilshini, clients can expect a respectful, relational approach that focuses on feelings and interactions. Work often includes looking at attachment patterns, practicing clearer communication, and exploring steps to reduce overwhelm and reclaim personal priorities.
How sessions work
How her approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening carefully and reflecting back what someone is feeling. It supports people who need to feel heard and to make sense of how their emotions relate to relationships and choices. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how patterns of emotion and interaction keep problems going and helps people try different responses in the moment. EFT can be useful for working through attachment worries and strong reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses options with each person and decides together what feels most useful. This collaborative conversation is based on the client’s goals, their emotional priorities and practical preferences for how to work each week.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around a busy day, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people maintain continuity of care during life changes while keeping the focus on emotional patterns and relationship needs.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression, and related concerns such as attachment problems, abandonment and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses client-centred and emotionally-focused approaches with a relational focus. Sessions aim to clarify feelings and relationship patterns in simple, practical ways.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with adults on a range of mental health and relationship issues.
What professional credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.