About Rines
Rines Shanthakumar helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self‑esteem, depression and relationship difficulties. He also supports those coping with life changes and a range of related concerns such as body image, addiction, chronic illness and attachment wounds. Rines presents himself plainly and aims to create calm, steady conversations where people can make sense of what is happening for them.
He works from an integrative stance, blending approaches to match what each person needs.
How Rines works
Sessions are built around clear, practical steps as well as open listening. He uses everyday language and keeps sessions focused on what a person wants to change or understand. Rines trained in counselling and holds a BACP membership, which appears on his profile as BACP.
He has three years of professional experience working with diverse life challenges. He speaks English and Tamil and offers therapy to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. In appointments he pays attention to patterns in relationships, thoughts and behaviours.
That helps identify small changes that make daily life easier. He is also comfortable talking about more painful topics such as abandonment, dissociation or the emotional impact of long‑term illness. People looking for practical ways forward and a reflective space to understand themselves may find his style useful.
Rines aims to work collaboratively, helping people build clearer choices and steadier routines as they cope with change and strain.
Rines lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Rines works with
The areas below are the ones Rines selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Tamil |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Attachment‑based work helps people notice how early relationships shape current patterns. It looks at trust, closeness and how people respond when they feel abandoned, and it can help with relationship worries and attachment issues. Client‑centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, offering empathic listening and support so someone can find their own answers and build confidence. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and gives practical strategies to reduce anxiety and lift mood.Finding the right approach is part of the collaboration. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, life context and preferences, then shape sessions around what seems most helpful. This means methods can be adjusted over time as needs change and progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to attend sessions. Video calls let people see each other and work closely on emotions and non‑verbal cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check‑in is needed. Live chat and text‑based messaging give ongoing ways to reflect between sessions and to send quick updates or questions. These options aim to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on the work people want to do.
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