About Mandika
Mandika Shah-Dhillon is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression and phobias. She welcomes those feeling overwhelmed, unsure where to begin, or carrying the slow weight of life’s pressures. Her manner is calm and steady, aimed at helping people breathe out and find clarity.
She trained in Person-Centred Counselling and the Psychotherapeutic Relationship at the University of Warwick. Mandika is completing an MSc in Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing and has four years of clinical experience across independent practice, university mental health services, addiction support and crisis roles.
Background and approach
Her style is warm, relational and intuitive. Sessions begin where the person is, even if they do not have the words yet. She listens closely and helps people notice patterns in feelings, behaviours and relationships.
Mandika works integratively, drawing on person-centred foundations alongside trauma-aware approaches and contemporary psychological ideas. This means practical conversations about thoughts and habits are paired with space to reflect on past experiences and emotional reactions. Typical work includes reducing anxiety, managing low mood, addressing addiction-related difficulties and navigating life changes.
She also supports issues around identity, relationships, grief, parenting challenges and persistent stress. The aim is steady progress through small, manageable steps and clearer self-understanding.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own answers. It is useful for those who feel stuck, uncertain or overwhelmed and need a steady, understanding therapeutic presence. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours together and offers practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and change unhelpful patterns. It suits people who want structured tools to use between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then blend methods to match those needs. That means sessions can move between reflective, exploratory work and concrete skill-building depending on progress and comfort.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief exchanges, ongoing reflection between sessions and written summaries to revisit later. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and everyday life while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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