Rita Sandhu

Rita Sandhu is a BACP counsellor with 13 years' experience as an integrative therapist. She combines ideas from different therapies to suit each person's needs. She draws on long experience working as an NHS nurse to offer calm, practical support. Rita works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger and other challenges.

Rita adapts her approach to what the person brings. She uses methods from cognitive behavioural work and attachment-focused ways of understanding relationships. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas and emotion-focused techniques when these fit. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on small, useful changes.

She has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addiction and issues around self-esteem and identity. She also helps with parenting strain, sleeping problems, career decisions and coping with major life changes. Anger is one of the concerns she addresses through practical tools and reflective work.

Rita’s nursing and midwifery background informs how she responds to worry and distress. That experience contributes to a steady, empathic way of working and attention to safety when discussing difficult topics. She explains concepts clearly and checks in about what helps most.

To begin, clients use the platform’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. International clients can be supported, and sessions are offered in English. Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Rita’s approaches translate to online work

Rita often draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and attachment-based ideas in her sessions. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and behaviour and trying practical experiments to change them; this can help with anxiety, low mood and anger. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating, and it can help people who struggle with trust, loss or attachment wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rita will discuss goals and preferences and agree a plan together. This collaborative conversation helps decide which methods to use and when to try different tools during therapy.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around school, work or caregiving. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick review is needed, or let someone avoid travel time on busy days. Registered or accredited professionals can help adapt exercises, worksheets and grounding techniques so they suit life at home, work or while travelling.