Dilshini Sandhu, BACP

Dilshini Sandhu is a BACP counsellor who brings a warm, heart-led presence to therapy. She creates a calm space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem or depression. Dilshini aims to help clients make small, manageable changes that ease day-to-day life.

She draws on client-centred practice and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to keep sessions focused on what matters most to each person. Conversations are collaborative and paced to suit individual needs. Practical ways of understanding feelings and relationships are offered alongside gentle reflection.

Dilshini trained in psychology and music, then completed an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London and counselling training at the Metanoia Institute. She is currently working towards a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy, researching implicit bias and therapeutic relationships.

Her background in creativity informs how she helps people express difficult emotions. She also pays attention to cultural context, particularly South Asian experiences of stigma and family expectation. This helps when discussing themes such as attachment, abandonment and communication problems.

Beyond the central concerns of anxiety, trauma, grief and depression, Dilshini supports people with issues including chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, body image, kink and alternative sexual culture, codependency, commitment and control issues. She explains ideas clearly and works at a pace clients find comfortable.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the individual’s experience, giving time for people to be heard and for their concerns to be reflected back. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, empathic space to talk through anxiety, grief or self-esteem issues.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional patterns and how they affect relationships and personal wellbeing. It can be useful for understanding attachment concerns, commitment worries or recurring control and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit each person's goals and preferences. That means trying things at a comfortable pace and adjusting the focus as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break. It can also mean choosing interaction styles that suit you, such as talking without video if that feels easier. Registered and accredited professionals can tailor sessions to practical needs while keeping the therapeutic focus on emotional change and relationship patterns.