Dilshini Sandhu, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Client-Centred Therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Works with grief

About Dilshini

Dilshini Sandhu is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression, and pays attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment and communication problems.

Dilshini brings a background in psychology and the arts to her counselling. She studied Music and Psychology, completed an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, and trained as a psychotherapeutic counsellor at the Metanoia Institute. She is also undertaking a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy, researching implicit bias and therapeutic relationships.

Her work draws on client-centred principles and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on listening carefully, helping people name difficult feelings, and exploring how past experiences shape current struggles. Conversations tend to be grounded and practical, with attention to how culture and family expectations influence emotions.

Dilshini has experience supporting people from South Asian backgrounds and others who carry cultural or faith-related concerns. She also offers help around body image, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, and matters connected to kink and alternative sexual culture. This includes attention to attachment patterns, avoidant tendencies and codependency.

People who meet her can expect a collaborative way of working. She invites clear discussion about what matters most and works with clients to decide next steps. To begin, readers should use the site's online therapy options and follow the matching and scheduling steps.

How her approaches shape online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting back what someone says so feelings become clearer. It helps when someone needs a calm, steady listener to make sense of shame, guilt or confusing emotions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in close relationships and the emotions that drive them. It is often used when people want to understand attachment issues, commitment worries or repeated cycles of blame and withdrawal.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dilshini will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That choice is revisited as therapy progresses and may change based on what helps most.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking through the site's online therapy options. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work or caring duties, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so conversations can happen at different times of day. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and emotional work for online meetings to fit each person’s practical needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issues Autism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Money and financial issues Mood disorders Multicultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

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, plus related concerns such as abandonment, attachment and communication problems.

How would she approach shame or guilt?

Her style draws on client-centred work and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help name and sit with difficult feelings before deciding what to do next.

How much experience does she have?

Dilshini has six years of experience working with adults on a range of life challenges and relationship issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

Please confirm the current session formats before booking by following the site's online therapy options and scheduling steps.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.