Mandika Shah-Dhillon
Calm, steady therapy for overwhelming moments
About Mandika
Mandika Shah-Dhillon helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. She supports concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, and career worries. Mandika also works with people facing ADHD, bipolar challenges, compassion fatigue, and identity-related concerns including LGBT issues.
Her manner is calm and steady. Mandika creates a space where someone can arrive unsure of words and still be heard.
Background and approach
She focuses on building trust first and then gently finding practical steps that make life easier day to day. Mandika trained in person-centred counselling and the psychotherapeutic relationship at the University of Warwick and holds BACP accreditation. She has worked in independent practice, university mental health services, addiction support, and crisis roles.
Those roles helped her understand both immediate needs and longer-term change. Her style is warm, relational, and intuitive. She works integratively, using client-centred foundations alongside trauma-aware practice, cognitive and mindfulness-based tools, and psychodynamic thinking.
Sessions balance listening with practical strategies so people leave with clearer next steps. Mandika offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging from the United Kingdom. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Mandika works with
How Mandika works
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Sessions & fees
How Mandika’s approaches work online
Mandika uses client-centred therapy to create an accepting, non-judgemental space where people can speak at their own pace. This approach helps when someone feels lost or unsure of what to say, and it supports clearer self-understanding over time.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical changes. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, low mood, and daily stress by teaching skills people can use between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences and together they will choose or combine approaches that fit. This collaborative process makes sure sessions feel relevant and realistic for each person.
Online therapy methods include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit ongoing support, quick reflections or when writing things out feels clearer. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
