About Malini
Malini Shummoogum helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems and low self-esteem. She presents a calm, respectful approach to counselling and focuses on what a person needs right now. Malini works in English and is based in the United Kingdom.
She offers short-term and longer-term support depending on the issue. Sessions aim to build practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, address patterns that feed addictions, and improve how people relate to others.
How Malini works
She also helps people rebuild confidence and work through difficult feelings like guilt and shame. Her style centres on listening without judgement and responding to each person as an individual. She uses a mix of talking therapies and practical techniques to help people make changes and feel steadier day to day.
The work is collaborative and paced to suit each person's comfort level. With 25 years of experience in counselling in the United Kingdom, Malini has worked with a wide range of life challenges including relationship breakups, communication problems, midlife questions, and impulses that cause regret. She brings patience and warmth to conversations about sensitive topics.
People often come to her wanting clearer goals, less overwhelm, or help managing difficult moods. She supports parents and carers who feel worn down by responsibility and those wrestling with identity issues or a sense of isolation. The emphasis is on practical steps that can make life feel more manageable.
Malini lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Malini works with
The areas below are the ones Malini selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Malini’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The counsellor offers empathy and reflects what is said to help people clarify their feelings and choices. This approach can help when someone feels stuck, anxious or low in confidence.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and develop coping skills for anxiety, low mood and addictive behaviours. People often work on clear tasks between sessions to build new habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, then try methods that suit the person. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as needs shift.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, while live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to keep continuity with sessions and fit therapy around daily life.
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A practical next step
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