About Mandika
Mandika Shah-Dhillon offers support for stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, depression and life changes. She helps people dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and career questions. Mandika also works with issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood challenges and compassion fatigue.
She communicates in plain, calm language and aims to make reaching out feel manageable. Mandika trained in Person-Centred Counselling and the psychotherapeutic relationship at the University of Warwick.
How Mandika works
She is completing an MSc in Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing and has four years of practice experience. Her background includes independent practice, university mental health services, addiction support and crisis roles, which inform the practical help she offers. Her style is warm and relational.
Sessions focus on listening first, then building understanding together. Mandika works in an integrative way, drawing on person-centred foundations alongside trauma-aware and contemporary psychological ideas to tailor sessions to each person.
In practical terms she uses approaches such as client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking to help people notice patterns, learn ways to cope and try small changes between sessions. Conversations are steady and paced to suit the individual rather than rushed. If someone feels unsure where to begin, Mandika treats that uncertainty as a normal first step.
She supports people to clarify concerns, set simple goals and find workable ways to manage day-to-day pressures. The emphasis is on meeting each person where they are and working at a pace that feels right.
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What Mandika works with
The areas below are the ones Mandika selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches used online and how they help
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a non-judgemental space where the person leads the conversation and is heard. It helps when someone needs steady emotional support and time to make sense of feelings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for problems like anxiety, low mood and certain stress reactions.
Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and simple exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It can help with sleep problems, rumination and managing day-to-day tension.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mandika will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s needs, goals and preferences, and she will adapt the plan as progress is made. This is a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or need lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, reflective writing or when fitting a session into a busy day. Overall these options make it easier to arrange regular contact and keep therapy consistent around life commitments.
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