- Integrative approaches
- Health and illness support
- Values-based work
About Rita
Rita Sandhu is a BACP counsellor with 13 years of experience as an integrative therapist. She combines different approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and other life challenges. Rita writes plainly and works to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable.
Rita brings experience from a long career in nursing and midwifery to her counselling work. That background shapes how she cares for clients and how she responds to sensitive or practical needs. She supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, cancer, and other health-related stresses as well as mental health concerns such as depression, bipolar and addictions.
Her practice uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches. She adapts tools to each person so sessions focus on what helps most in daily life. That may mean practical coping strategies, looking at relationships and attachment patterns, or working on values and meaningful change.
Rita also addresses issues such as parenting, body image, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and compassion fatigue. She helps people handle relationship and commitment issues, abandonment or adoption-related concerns, and the stresses of blended family life.
Sessions are conducted in English and Rita accepts international clients. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site, with sessions organised according to the therapist's availability.
Rita brings experience from a long career in nursing and midwifery to her counselling work. That background shapes how she cares for clients and how she responds to sensitive or practical needs. She supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, cancer, and other health-related stresses as well as mental health concerns such as depression, bipolar and addictions.
Her practice uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches. She adapts tools to each person so sessions focus on what helps most in daily life. That may mean practical coping strategies, looking at relationships and attachment patterns, or working on values and meaningful change.
Rita also addresses issues such as parenting, body image, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and compassion fatigue. She helps people handle relationship and commitment issues, abandonment or adoption-related concerns, and the stresses of blended family life.
Sessions are conducted in English and Rita accepts international clients. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site, with sessions organised according to the therapist's availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How Rita's approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with long-term health conditions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep and some stress-related difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can be helpful for relationship worries and trauma reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rita will talk with each person about goals, preferences and practical needs. Together they agree what methods to try and review progress as therapy continues in a collaborative way.
The original profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving and medical appointments and can reduce travel time. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed, and sessions can be planned to suit quieter times of the day or lower bandwidth situations. Registered and accredited professionals often use a range of approaches to help people apply therapy to everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rita commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and depression. Other areas include addictions, ADHD, bipolar, relationship and parenting challenges.
What is Rita's therapeutic style like?
Rita uses an integrative style combining ACT, CBT, DBT, attachment-based and client-centred ideas. She adapts techniques to practical needs and focuses on what helps in daily life.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Rita has 13 years of experience as an integrative therapist and over 26 years of experience working in nursing and midwifery.
What credentials does Rita hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP Therapist and is listed as MBACP (Accred). Rita practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Rita accepts clients from outside the UK.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Rita?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.