Shivani Sood, ACA

Shivani Sood is an ACA counsellor with ten years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and grief. She presents as a clinician who values clear, practical work and a trusting partnership. Shivani speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi and works from Australia.

Shivani uses a client-centred, holistic approach that is tailored to each person. In sessions she focuses on building an equal working relationship where people can talk about hard things without judgement. She aims to help people regain confidence, self-compassion and practical coping skills.

Her background includes work with complex mental health presentations across different regions and cultural settings. That experience informs how she helps people navigate life transitions, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and the effects of trauma or abuse.

People come to Shivani for issues such as panic and anxiety, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, attachment and abandonment concerns, and relationship stress. She also supports those facing guilt, shame, midlife questions and struggles with life purpose.

Sessions are offered with an integrative style, drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to fit each person’s needs. Shivani encourages curiosity and self-reflection, and she works collaboratively so people can build resilience and adapt to change.

If someone is considering therapy, Shivani invites them to take the first step and explore whether her approach feels like a good match. She aims to empower people to find practical ways forward and to recover a sense of wellbeing.

How evidence-based methods translate to online counselling

Shivani uses an integrative, evidence-based approach and adapts techniques to the issues someone brings. For example, trauma-informed care focuses on safety, pacing and grounding skills so people can process difficult memories without becoming overwhelmed. It is often used with people recovering from abuse or complex stress reactions.

She also uses practical, problem-focused strategies to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms by teaching breathing, pacing and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These approaches help with obsessive thoughts, compulsions and panic attacks by breaking problems into manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shivani collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and comfort. She reviews what is helping and adjusts techniques over time so therapy stays relevant and useful.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, avoid travel time and enable shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone connect with a counsellor who understands their cultural background or language needs without moving location.