Rines Shanthakumar
Supportive integrative counsellor for change and clarity
About Rines
Rines Shanthakumar helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. He also supports those struggling with self-esteem and major life changes. He communicates in English and Tamil and sees clients based in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Rines works in an integrative way that combines several therapy styles to suit each person. Sessions focus on developing trust and exploring how past relationships shape current feelings. He uses straightforward tools to manage anxiety and low mood, and gentle conversation to look at life choices and meaning.
Background and approach
His training includes a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Counselling from the University of East London and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Rines draws on that background to offer calm, practical sessions that aim to reduce overwhelm and build confidence.
Common topics he addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, communication problems, and difficulties after separation. He also works with people affected by chronic illness, addiction, dissociation, and feelings of emptiness. In sessions Rines combines client-centred listening with cognitive tools and reflective work.
He helps people spot unhelpful patterns, try new ways of coping, and make clearer decisions. The process is collaborative and paced to what each person can manage. People who choose Rines can expect a respectful, non-judgemental approach that balances practical techniques and deeper reflection.
He aims to help clients feel steadier, more able to handle change, and clearer about next steps.
What Rines works with
How Rines works
Listed by Rines among the ways they work.
Listed by Rines among the ways they work.
Listed by Rines among the ways they work.
Listed by Rines among the ways they work.
Listed by Rines among the ways they work.
Listed by Rines among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How Rines uses therapy methods online
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds influence current relationships and emotional patterns; online sessions use discussion and reflective exercises to notice these patterns and try different responses. Client-centred therapy focuses on warm, non-judgemental listening where the person sets the pace and topics, helping them feel heard and understood during regular conversations. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, introduces simple, practical tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviours that reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then try methods together to see what helps. This is a collaborative choice and can change over time as work progresses.
Online therapy offers many practical benefits. Video calls let people see body language and have more natural conversations, while phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, ongoing reflection, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to schedule sessions around work, family or health demands and to maintain continuity when travel or location changes.
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Tamil
