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Rita Sandhu, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Practical, experience-based therapy for everyday challenges

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Years in practice
13
Registration
BACP
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Grief
About

About Rita

Rita Sandhu uses a straightforward, adaptable approach to therapy. She draws on several well established methods and focuses on practical steps that people can use day to day. Rita has 13 years of experience and holds BACP accreditation, and she offers sessions in English for clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Rita combines elements from approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy and attachment work to respond to each person’s needs.

Background and approach

She aims to make sessions clear and down to earth, helping people tackle stress, anxiety, grief, depression and parenting concerns. Her background in nursing and midwifery informs how she listens to people and manages sensitive issues. She often helps people who are coping with trauma and abuse, addiction, sleep or eating difficulties, and the emotional strain of caregiving.

Rita also supports people dealing with major life changes, low self‑esteem, anger and compassion fatigue. She works with LGBT concerns, ADHD and a range of relationship and career matters. Rita adapts the session to what the person needs in the moment.

That can mean practical exercises, talking through difficult memories, or building skills for handling strong emotions. She aims to keep therapy collaborative and focused on small, achievable steps. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments according to the therapist’s availability.

Focus areas and approaches

What Rita works with

Everything Rita lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rita helps people with.

Approaches Rita lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on what matters to you and builds small committed actions to move toward those values, which can help with anxiety, depression and parenting stress.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Sessions often include practical exercises and clear strategies to change unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, sleep and mood problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rita will discuss options with each person and tailor methods to their goals and preferences. The process is collaborative - the therapist and client agree on what to try and adjust as needed.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy routines. Video calls allow face to face conversation and visual work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check‑ins and text‑based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work and travel while keeping a clear focus on what needs to change.
Questions

Questions people ask about Rita

What concerns does this counsellor help with?

Rita supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and addictions. She also works with parenting issues, sleep and eating problems, ADHD and a wide range of relationship and career concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is practical and collaborative, combining approaches such as cognitive behavioural methods and attachment ideas. Sessions focus on clear steps and skills you can use between appointments.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years of experience as a therapist and a long career in nursing and midwifery, which contributes to how she supports people through sensitive issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

Rita is a BACP Therapist and is recorded as MBACP (Accred). She practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

In what formats are sessions offered?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What should I do to start therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments based on the therapist’s availability.

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