Melisha Pillay, BACP
4 years in practice
Melisha Pillay is a counsellor with four years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 392393 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Melisha
Melisha Pillay is a counsellor with four years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She works from a person-centred attitude and aims to create a respectful space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings they may not share elsewhere. Melisha draws on her own experience of recovery to guide how she supports others toward greater confidence and self-worth.
In sessions she uses a blend of approaches including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-based ideas.
Background and approach
That mix allows practical exercises alongside talking so people can discover what helps them most. Melisha often uses creative interventions to help people move from where they are now to where they want to be. She values empathy, honesty and trust and says these shape the way she works in every meeting.
Melisha also integrates clients' religious beliefs into counselling when that is important to them, and she offers Christian counselling on request. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Melisha supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
She also works with concerns such as addiction, ADHD, parenting strain, career stress, chronic illness, body image and life changes. Her approach aims to help clients notice what matters to them and take small, workable steps forward. Practical session options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
Costs vary by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melisha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melisha names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches adapt to online counselling
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on feelings and how they shape relationships and personal patterns; it helps people name emotions and work through painful emotional cycles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and helps people choose actions that match their values.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has worked before, then try approaches that suit the person. That means sessions can shift over time as people learn what helps them most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins, paced conversations or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family life and travel while still using the same therapeutic techniques you would expect in person.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Melisha help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues, plus concerns such as addiction, ADHD, parenting strain, career stress and chronic illness.
What is Melisha's therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and person-centred with an emphasis on empathy, honesty and trust, using creative exercises alongside talking to help people make practical change.
How much experience does she have?
Melisha has four years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.
What professional credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Clients can choose from video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit their needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Melisha?
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