- Guilt and shame
- CBT and mindfulness
- Hypnotherapy options
About Malini
Malini Shummoogum is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 25 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain and self-esteem concerns, and also supports people dealing with guilt and shame.
She meets people from many backgrounds, including young adults, older clients and people at different life stages. Malini talks through what is happening now and what people want to change. She uses straightforward conversation and practical techniques rather than jargon.
Her approach draws on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas. That means listening to the person's experience and then trying simple, small steps that can alter unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are used to help with managing stress and finding clearer next steps.
Hypnotherapy is also part of her practice and may be offered when it fits the person's goals. Sessions look at patterns that keep people feeling stuck - for example repeated guilt, problems with control, or low mood - and try to break those patterns into manageable parts.
Malini aims to be practical and respectful in sessions. She supports people who want to build confidence, improve communication, or work through the effects of abandonment, divorce or caregiver stress. The focus is on realistic changes people can try between meetings.
To begin, she suggests a simple first conversation to agree priorities and next steps. That initial planning helps make sessions feel useful from the start.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. Online sessions using this approach start by listening and clarifying what matters to the client, then shaping sessions around those aims. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours. In remote sessions CBT is used to spot patterns, practise small experiments and set doable tasks between meetings. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can help with stress and rumination and are easy to try in an online meeting.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to try methods that suit their goals and preferences, and will adjust those methods as progress and needs become clearer. It is common to use a mix of approaches rather than a single method.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online meetings help fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it possible to use exercises or recordings between appointments. The focus is on practical ways to fit sessions into everyday life and on methods that can be practised outside the appointment to support longer term change.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues and self-esteem problems, with additional focus on guilt and shame and related topics.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is client-centred combined with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. That means she listens first, then uses practical steps to alter unhelpful thoughts and habits.
What experience does she bring?
She has 25 years' experience working in counselling across the UK with people at different life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.