Counsellor profile
Lushani De Silva, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - relationships and trauma
Continue with LushaniWhere Lushani stands
- Credentials
- AASW
- Registration
- AASW, Australia / 657231
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English, Sinhala
- Location
- Australia
About
- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- EMDR practice
About Lushani
Lushani De Silva is an AASW social worker with five years' experience practising in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy-related issues, self‑esteem and codependency among other difficulties. She offers sessions in English and Sinhala.
Lushani focuses on practical conversation. She listens without judging and helps people name what they are feeling. She keeps sessions structured so time is used well and clients leave with clear steps to try between meetings.
Her work draws on a mix of approaches including Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Existential therapy and EMDR. That mix means she can shift the way she works depending on the issue in the room and the person’s preferences.
In a typical session she helps people untangle relationship patterns, spot unhelpful thoughts, practise new ways of communicating and build small day-to-day strategies to reduce overwhelm. She also offers tools for managing grief, compassion fatigue and workplace stress.
Lushani aims to help people who keep putting others first and who want clearer boundaries or better emotional balance. To start, she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule the first appointment via the online booking flow.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting working relationship. It helps when someone needs a place to speak openly and be reflected back without judgement. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behaviour and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It suits stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship problems. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to work with distressing memories and intense emotional reactions and involves specific processing techniques to reduce the charge of those memories.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try different methods when needed and agree on what to focus on together. That means plans can change as progress is made or as new needs appear.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as these are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when that suits. It can also let people use audio-only options if they prefer less screen time, or video when visual feedback matters. These practical choices are discussed and agreed with the counsellor based on what helps you engage and keep therapy consistent.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Sinhala
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, depression, grief, intimacy-related issues, self‑esteem and codependency among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a structured, practical style that combines listening with clear steps and tools to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working as a social worker in Australia and applies that practice background to her clinical work.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker and practises in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Sinhala.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.