Melisha Pillay, BACP

Melisha Pillay is a counsellor who draws on her personal experience of recovery to support others. She uses empathy, honesty and trust as the base for her sessions. Melisha aims to give people a calm space where they can begin again and rebuild confidence.

She offers Christian counselling and is comfortable working within a client's own religious or belief system. Melisha describes using creative interventions to help people move from where they are now to where they want to be. These techniques are intended to tap parts of the mind that work more easily outside straightforward talk.

In practice she helps people talk through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems. She also supports those facing grief, addiction, self-esteem struggles, intimacy issues, eating or sleeping difficulties, and challenges at work or with parenting. Additional focus areas include attachment concerns, adoption and foster care matters, aging issues, chronic illness and body image.

Melisha works with a range of emotional concerns including ADHD, bipolar-related worries, communication problems, codependency and compassion fatigue. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based methods and Client-Centred principles.

She has four years of counselling experience and holds BACP registration. Sessions are offered in English and international clients can be supported. To start, readers are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a session.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then take actions that align with their values. It can help with anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses; it is useful for people wanting to understand attachment issues and improve intimacy. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions, using empathy and non-judgement to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then try methods that suit those aims. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are normal as understanding grows.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Many people value remote counselling for fitting therapy into busy lives, for example by making sessions easier to attend around work or caregiving, or by allowing a shorter check-in when time is limited. Online sessions can also let clients use creative activities and exercises within their own day-to-day routine, helping therapy work around other commitments rather than in spite of them.