Rita Sandhu, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Attachment-based approach

About Rita

Rita Sandhu is a BACP counsellor with 13 years' experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and depression. She also addresses relationship, family and parenting concerns, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, and work and career stress.

Rita draws on a range of psychological approaches to guide sessions. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to look at emotions and attachment patterns. She also works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centred and attachment-based ideas to help people notice what matters and make practical changes.

Her background includes long experience in nursing and midwifery. Skills from that work inform how she listens and responds when people bring sensitive issues. This includes work with people affected by abandonment, adoption and foster care, ageing and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Rita supports people dealing with complex or overlapping problems, including bipolar, comorbidity, codependency, ADHD, body image and sexual expression concerns such as BDSM and kink. She also works with clients facing cancer, chronic conditions and end of life matters.

Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.

How Rita uses EFT, ACT and attachment ideas in online sessions

Rita works with Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people name difficult emotions and see how those feelings shape their responses and relationships. EFT focuses on feelings and attachment patterns and can be useful when emotions are hard to put into words.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify values and take small, practical steps even when thoughts and feelings are uncomfortable. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections and behaviour.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rita will discuss these methods with each person and decide together which fits best based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice helps shape what a typical session looks like.

The original biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use remote sessions to keep continuity of care across different locations.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse GriefAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Somatic Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy Systemic Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression and addictions, plus relationship and family matters and parenting issues.

What therapeutic style does she use?

Rita uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside ACT, CBT, client-centred and attachment-based ways of working.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years' experience as a counsellor and over 26 years' experience working as an NHS nurse and midwife.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a BACP therapist and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.