- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Parenting support
About Saijel
Saijel Dheda is an ACA counsellor with five years' experience working in New Zealand and Australia. She works with parenting and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Saijel also supports people facing abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family issues and related struggles.
She trained at the University of Auckland and holds a Master’s degree in Counselling. Her work has included trauma-informed practice, family therapy concepts and cross-cultural counselling. Saijel’s background includes supporting people affected by migration, colonisation and intergenerational trauma.
Sessions are conversational and client-centred. Saijel uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on what the person wants to address. She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting overwhelmed.
Typical issues she sees include parenting stress, domestic violence recovery, low self-esteem and complex childhood trauma. She also works with people managing caregiver stress, communication and commitment issues, and body image concerns. Saijel has experience with adoption and foster care matters and with clients navigating antisocial or dependent personality traits.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She helps people identify small steps they can try between sessions. The aim is to make talking about hard things feel manageable and concrete, rather than abstract or confusing.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's concerns at the centre of sessions. The therapist listens, reflects and helps the person decide what to focus on next. This approach suits people who want conversations shaped around their own priorities. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without becoming overwhelmed. It can help with anxiety, low mood and responding to stress in parenting and relationships. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Saijel will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most practical. She will help decide whether a client-centred focus, mindfulness practice, or a mix of both fits best for the person’s situation. The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists and appropriately qualified counsellors often adapt exercises for screen-based sessions, including guided mindfulness practices and conversational problem-solving that translate well to remote appointments.Areas of expertise
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Saijel works with family and parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue, along with related areas such as attachment and blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred style that focuses on the person's priorities and combines it with mindfulness techniques to help manage thoughts and bodily reactions.
How much experience does she have?
Saijel has five years' clinical experience working across New Zealand and Australia.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds a Master’s degree in Counselling from the University of Auckland and is listed as an ACA counsellor in Australia.
Can I work with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.