Mandika Shah-Dhillon, BACP

Mandika Shah-Dhillon is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has four years of practice experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, trauma, addiction, relationship patterns, and the slow pressures that build up over time. Mandika also lists codependency among her focus areas and supports concerns such as grief, intimacy struggles, parenting strains, and challenges linked to identity and LGBT issues.

Mandika trained in Person-Centred Counselling and the Psychotherapeutic Relationship at the University of Warwick and is completing an MSc in Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Her background includes work in private practice, university mental health services, addiction support and crisis roles. That range informs how she shapes conversations about coping, recovery and practical next steps.

Her style favours a relational, person-centred stance. Sessions begin gently, and talking through small, unclear worries is a valid place to start. She integrates trauma-aware ideas and contemporary psychological thinking so discussions look at patterns, feelings and everyday behaviour rather than technical labels.

Practical issues are part of the work. Mandika helps people try new ways of setting limits, managing anxiety, and responding differently in close relationships. She tends to slow the pace so clients can reflect and make small changes that add up.

People who come for support can expect a steady, conversational approach that focuses on clarity and usable steps. If someone wants to explore how they lose themselves in relationships or how past hurt affects current life, Mandika offers a steady professional presence to talk it through.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions