Counsellor profile
Dilnia Horton, BACP
Counsellor - Relationships and Parenting
See online counselling options- CBT
- EFT
- Mindfulness
About Dilnia
Counsellor Dilnia Horton is a BACP member with 13 years of experience. She works with relationship concerns, family matters, eating issues, parenting questions and self esteem.
Dilnia uses a few different ways of working to suit what each person needs. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thought and behaviour patterns. She also uses emotionally-focused ideas to look at how feelings link to relationships, plus psychodynamic thinking to look at past patterns. Mindfulness is included to help with day-to-day noticing and stress.
Sessions tend to focus on clear, practical steps and on talking through what matters most right now. She pays attention to communication, attachment and the relational side of difficulties. That can include problems such as abandonment worries, adoption and foster care issues, blended family tensions, or divorce and separation.
Dilnia also works with body image, eating concerns, caregiving stress, codependency and control or commitment issues. Other areas listed include attachment issues, dissociation and dependent or avoidant personality patterns.
She offers sessions in English and Kurdish and practises in the United Kingdom. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, the site asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session via the See online counselling options button.
How her approaches inform online counselling
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at feelings in relationships and how patterns between people repeat. It can help when communication and attachment are the main problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical ways to change behaviour. It is useful for eating concerns, low self esteem and anxiety linked to relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss what feels most useful and try different ways if needed. Decisions are made together based on your goals, what you find helpful and how you prefer to work.
Session formats are not listed explicitly in the provided biography, so please confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find that online counselling fits around work, childcare and daily routines because it removes travel. It can also make shorter check-ins easier and can allow sessions without using video when that suits someone better. Registered or accredited professionals aim to adapt the timing and pace so counselling can fit into everyday life.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Kurdish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps people with relationship tensions, family and parenting problems, eating concerns and low self esteem, plus related issues such as body image and communication problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses cognitive behavioural techniques, emotionally-focused work, psychodynamic thinking and mindfulness in sessions to address thoughts, feelings and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with the issues listed in her profile.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Kurdish.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.