Counsellor profile
Mandika Shah-Dhillon, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Person-Centred approach
- Trauma-aware practice
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Mandika
Counsellor Mandika Shah-Dhillon is a BACP member with four years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low mood, relationship and family concerns, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English.
Mandika trained in person-centred counselling and the psychotherapeutic relationship at the University of Warwick. She is also completing an MSc in Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Her past roles include private practice, university mental health services, addiction support, and crisis work. These placements inform how she responds to different kinds of distress.
Her practice draws on client-centred foundations alongside psychodynamic thinking, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness methods, and trauma-focused approaches. In sessions she listens for patterns in relationships and everyday coping. She works with practical steps when useful and with exploring past experiences where that helps.
Mandika aims for a steady, relational style. She welcomes people who do not yet have the words for what feels wrong. The first meetings are described as gentle and exploratory, with a focus on clarity about what to work on next.
She has experience supporting people with identity concerns, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, ADHD and compassion fatigue among other areas. For anyone unsure where to start she offers a straightforward starting point and a plan that can change as the work continues.
Therapeutic approaches and how online counselling works
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and working at the client’s pace. It helps people who struggle to find words for what they feel and want a supported space to reflect. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and can be useful for anxiety, low mood and patterns that keep returning. Trauma-Focused Therapy attends to the effects of traumatic experience and uses careful, paced techniques to reduce distress and improve day-to-day coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mandika will discuss options with each person and suggest what to try first based on needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as the work progresses.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not specify them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It can also remove the need to be on camera if someone prefers phone contact or use less bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods used in the room to remote sessions, and Mandika will help decide which way of working fits everyday life best.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is steady and relational, starting gently and listening for what matters. Work can include practical steps and exploring past patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working across private practice, university mental health services, addiction support and crisis roles.
Which professional body is she a member of and where does she practise?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.