Counsellor profile
Sasha Dineen, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Humanistic counselling
- Solution focused work
- Creative arts use
About Sasha
Counsellor Sasha Dineen is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with five years' practice in the United Kingdom. She trained in Humanistic, Person-Centred counselling and holds a BA (Hons) degree in Humanistic Counselling plus a PGCE in teaching. Sasha runs a private practice and also works with Employee Assistance Programmes using short-term, solution-focused work alongside humanistic ideas.
Sasha meets people for one-to-one counselling and has experience working with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, low self-esteem, addiction and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar. She also lists support for eating and sleeping problems, parenting matters, ADHD, and LGBT issues among her areas of work.
Her background includes tutoring in counselling, mental health, wellbeing, stress and mindfulness. That training role informs how she structures sessions and materials. Sasha also uses creative arts approaches and has worked with adults, children and young people in both face-to-face and online settings within her broader practice.
Sessions draw on person-centred listening alongside practical, solution-focused steps when that fits the issue. Sasha aims to help people identify small, manageable changes and try them out between sessions. She often suggests creative tasks where suitable, for example simple art or expressive exercises to help access feelings.
Outside work she enjoys badminton, cold-water sea swimming and board games and jigsaws. These personal interests sometimes shape conversational examples in sessions. To start, clients follow the online matching and booking process for a first appointment.
How Sasha uses person-centred and solution-focused work online
Person-Centred counselling focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says. It helps people clarify feelings and make their own choices about change. Short-term solution-focused work looks at small steps and practical actions to reduce distress or move past a problem. These steps can be tried between sessions and reviewed together.Sasha also uses creative arts tasks to access emotion and spark new perspectives. Simple drawing or expressive exercises can help when words alone feel difficult. Together these approaches suit issues such as anxiety, relationship strain, grief, low mood and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sasha will discuss options with each person and agree what to try based on their needs, goals and preferences. The plan can be reviewed and changed as therapy proceeds so the work stays relevant.
The biography describes both face-to-face and online work in her practice, but does not list specific online formats here. Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, shorten travel time, and allow for a quick check-in when that suits a schedule.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Sasha help with?
She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, low self-esteem, addictions, depression and bipolar. Additional areas listed include parenting, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and LGBT matters.
What is her counselling style?
Her approach combines Humanistic Person-Centred counselling with short-term solution-focused techniques. She also uses creative arts exercises when they suit the work.
How long has she been practising?
Sasha has five years of experience working in private practice and with Employee Assistance Programmes.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can sessions be held in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography notes in-person and online work within her wider practice. Please confirm current session formats before booking.
How are fees and bookings handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, 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.