Deshika Godawattage, BACP

Deshika Godawattage is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She draws on four years of professional experience to support people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and motivation. She works in English and Sinhala and encourages clients to use their own strengths to move forward.

She believes the client is the expert in their story. Sessions focus on listening carefully and helping people notice patterns that limit choice. The aim is to help clients find practical steps they can use between sessions to feel steadier and more confident.

Her work addresses relationship worries and jealousy alongside wider concerns such as workplace stress, sleep problems and coping with major life changes. She also supports people with more complex difficulties like trauma, panic, bipolar issues and personality-related challenges, and people exploring identity or LGBT matters.

Deshika practises from a client-centred approach. That means the conversation is guided by the person in the room, with the counsellor offering reflection, empathy and simple tools when helpful. People can expect a calm space to talk things through at a pace that suits them.

She explains that change takes time and small steps often lead to meaningful shifts. The focus is on what matters most to each person, and on practical ways to build resilience and clearer decision making over time.

How client-centred work translates online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping people make their own choices. In practice this means the counsellor reflects what is said, notices unhelpful patterns and offers gentle prompts to explore alternatives. This approach can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and relationship concerns such as jealousy.

Because the work starts from the person's priorities, the therapist and client decide together which methods will help most. That collaborative search for what fits means the plan can change as needs do, and the counsellor will check in about progress and preferences throughout the work.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, since the biography does not list specific delivery options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter or more frequent check-ins, or making it simpler to keep appointments during a busy day. Registered or accredited professionals can use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care when circumstances change, while still focusing on practical steps you can try between meetings.