Nirekha De Silva, ACA
20 years in practice
Nirekha De Silva offers practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction or big life changes.
License and registration
- ACA
- 81771 · expires August 2026
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English, Sinhala
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About Nirekha
Nirekha De Silva offers practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction or big life changes. She writes clear, focused sessions that aim to make everyday coping feel more manageable. Nirekha works in English and Sinhala and uses conversational, respectful language to help people take the first steps toward change.
She brings 20 years of experience and an ACA credential to her work. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and goals rather than a fixed formula.
Background and approach
Nirekha listens for what matters most and uses evidence-based approaches to guide the process. Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and work with core emotions, and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build practical skills for living with difficult feelings. She also uses client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques to improve problem solving and daily routines.
Typical concerns she supports include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief and relationship problems. Nirekha also assists with parenting strain, career uncertainty, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related struggles. She offers straightforward strategies for anger, self-esteem and motivation.
People can expect a calm, respectful style and a tailored plan that fits their life. The focus is on small, achievable changes and clearer ways to handle painful emotions. Nirekha aims to make therapy feel useful from the first sessions onward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nirekha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nirekha names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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 therapy approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong feelings and the patterns that follow. Online EFT sessions focus on recognising emotion in the moment and trying new ways of responding to it, which can help with grief, anxiety and relationship distress.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches simple exercises to accept hard feelings while committing to what matters. In remote sessions this often looks like short values-based tasks and mindfulness practices that people can use between meetings.
Client-Centred Therapy centres the session on the person's own experience and pace. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows what the person wants to explore, whether that is stress, work issues or parenting strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals and preferences and then try methods that suit their situation. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as the work progresses.
Online formats offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone sessions can fit a short break at work, and live chat or text messaging works well for brief check-ins or when someone prefers typing. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions and to practise skills between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Nirekha commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief and relationship difficulties. Other areas include parenting strain, career questions, ADHD challenges and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is calm, respectful and practical. Sessions focus on understanding emotions and building everyday coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an ACA credential and practices from Australia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Sinhala.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in Australia.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
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