- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Depression
About Detti
Detti Balla is a BACP counsellor with eight years' experience helping people move through difficult moments. She offers calm, practical support and focuses on building skills that people can use day to day. Detti writes plainly and listens carefully to each person’s story.
Her approach is rooted in client-centred therapy, where the person’s own goals guide sessions. She also draws on emotionally-focused techniques to understand strong feelings, and mindfulness practices to reduce stress and reactivity.
Background and approach
These methods are used to address anxiety, depression, trauma and stress related concerns. Detti has particular experience responding to trauma, compassion fatigue and disaster-related stress. She uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to help break problems into manageable steps.
This can be useful for addiction, coping with life changes, and building routines that support recovery. The practice addresses a wide range of struggles including grief, anger, self-esteem, relationship and career worries, and parenting concerns. Additional areas mentioned include caregiver stress, communication problems, domestic violence, first responder and veteran issues, and mood disorders such as bipolar.
Sessions are offered in English and accept international clients. Detti aims to work collaboratively, helping people identify strengths and small changes that make a difference over time. She invites those ready to take a step forward to begin with a short matching process.
What Detti works with
Everything Detti lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Detti helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Detti lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and resources, with the counsellor following what matters most to the individual. Online sessions can keep that focus by letting conversations unfold naturally and by tailoring pace and topics to the person. Emotionally-focused therapy concentrates on understanding and naming strong feelings to reduce distress and improve emotional coping. This approach can help when tackling trauma, grief or relationship-related emotions during remote sessions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing techniques to manage stress and anxiety. These exercises work well in short check-ins or longer video sessions and can be practised between appointments.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The counsellor will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and style. That may mean combining elements from different approaches or adjusting techniques over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, caregiving or other commitments, while still using the same therapeutic methods a therapist would use in person.
Questions people ask about Detti
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Common issues include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting and relationship worries. The practice also lists areas such as addictions, compassion fatigue, bipolar and ADHD related concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The work emphasises a client-centred approach that follows a person’s priorities, with emotionally-focused and mindfulness-informed techniques. Solution-focused and motivational strategies are used to set practical, achievable steps.
What experience does the counsellor bring?
Detti has eight years of clinical experience and particular background in trauma, disaster-related stress and compassion fatigue. That experience informs how sessions are structured and paced.
What credentials and location are listed?
The counsellor is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients take part?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
People can meet by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are costs handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.
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