- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centred work
- Attachment concerns
About Dilshini
Dilshini Sandhu is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also focuses on attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, chronic illness, and communication and control issues.
Dilshini brings together Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and client-centred work to help people name and understand difficult feelings. Sessions commonly look at how emotions and past relationships shape current reactions. She uses conversational, activity-based and reflective techniques to help clients notice patterns and try different ways of responding.
Her background includes an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience from King’s College London and training as a psychotherapeutic counsellor at the Metanoia Institute. She is currently progressing a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy, researching implicit bias and therapeutic relationships across difference.
Having worked with creativity and music earlier in her career, Dilshini often encourages self-expression alongside talking. She is aware of cultural expectations that can shape how people experience stress and care, and she pays attention to those influences in sessions. Her approach is relational and person-centred, aiming to help people feel clearer about what they need and how to ask for it.
Sessions are conducted in English and take into account each person’s background and current challenges. Anyone interested should confirm the current session options before booking and use the site matching process to schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and working with strong emotions and attachment-related patterns. It helps people recognise how feelings drive reactions and supports learning new ways of relating to those feelings and to others.Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening, acceptance and following the client’s pace. It works well for people who want a relational, reflective space to talk through personal concerns and make sense of their experiences.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dilshini will work collaboratively to choose methods that suit the client’s goals, needs and preferences rather than assuming one route fits all. Conversations in early sessions help decide whether EFT or client-centred work, or a blend, is most helpful.
Confirm the exact session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow a quieter check-in at lunchtime, or avoid travel time. It can also let people use less visual contact when that helps, or choose sessions that fit around caregiving or work commitments.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
Dilshini works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also addresses related concerns such as attachment and abandonment, body image, chronic illness and communication issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centred approaches. Sessions are conversational and relational, helping people notice emotions and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of practice working with adults on a range of life challenges and emotional difficulties.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary by location and sessions are accessed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to book?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.