Melisha Pillay, BACP

Melisha Pillay is a counsellor with four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, respectful space where people can start from the inside and explore things they find hard to say out loud. Her work is informed by her own experience of finding voice and confidence after a difficult period, which is part of why she chose this path.

She uses creative interventions to help people move from where they are to where they want to be. These techniques aim to engage different parts of the mind so progress can happen more quickly than through talking alone. Melisha also draws on people's own beliefs and values as tools for change, including offering Christian counselling and support framed by an individual’s faith when that is important to them.

Empathy, honesty and trust are central to her practice. That approach is intended to help people feel safe enough to open up about what really matters. She works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression, as well as life changes and career strain.

Melisha uses several well-known therapeutic approaches in her sessions, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She also supports issues like grief, addictions, ADHD, parenting challenges and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients. Costs vary with location and use a cancellable subscription model. To begin, people select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Melisha’s approaches guide online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that matter to them. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect present feelings and behaviours and can help with intimacy, trust and relationship difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises the person’s own experience and values, offering non-judgemental listening so people can find their own solutions and build confidence.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. Melisha will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. That means checking in and adjusting the approach as therapy progresses rather than fixing one method from the start.

The profile does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit appointments around work and family life, reduce travel time and make regular check-ins easier to schedule. Others appreciate options that let them use video, audio or shorter phone-style meetings when they need a quicker check-in or have limited bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and creative interventions for remote sessions, helping people apply tools in daily life without requiring extra travel.