- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Melisha
Melisha Pillay is a counsellor who draws on personal experience to guide people toward greater confidence and self-worth. She holds BACP accreditation, and she offers a calm space where clients can begin to find their voice again. Her approach aims to help people notice small changes that lead to bigger shifts in daily life.
Melisha values empathy, honesty and trust in every session. She uses creative interventions alongside conversation to help people move from where they are to where they want to be.
Background and approach
Her work pays attention to each person's beliefs and values, and she can include Christian counselling where it is helpful. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and those dealing with trauma, addictions and compassion fatigue. Parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and career changes are also areas she addresses.
Additional focuses include ADHD, attachment issues and challenges related to adoption and foster care. Melisha combines practical tools with reflective listening. Sessions might include exercises that shift how someone thinks or acts between meetings.
There is space to talk through painful history and to practise new ways of relating and coping in everyday situations. Clients can expect a warm, non-judgemental presence and an emphasis on what matters most to them. She encourages collaboration on goals and on choosing techniques that fit each person's life.
Over time the work aims to build steadier confidence and clearer direction.
What Melisha works with
Everything Melisha lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Melisha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melisha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Melisha’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and life changes by teaching simple skills to stay present and take meaningful steps.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection and trust, which can be useful for relationship or intimacy-related concerns and for attachment-related stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melisha will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit each person's needs. The process is collaborative, and techniques are adjusted as conversations and progress unfold.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Messaging and live chat suit short check-ins, notes between sessions or people who find typing easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and help clients fit sessions around work, childcare and travel.
Questions people ask about Melisha
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, plus issues such as parenting, addictions, self-esteem and relationship concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and empathetic with honest feedback. She uses creative exercises alongside talking to help clients make practical changes.
How much counselling experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is available to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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