Melisha Pillay, BACP
Melisha Pillay is a counsellor who draws on her own recovery to guide others toward greater confidence and calm.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Melisha
Melisha Pillay is a counsellor who draws on her own recovery to guide others toward greater confidence and calm. She holds BACP accreditation and has spent four years helping people find clearer ways forward. Sessions aim to be warm and respectful, with space to speak about things that feel hard to say elsewhere.
Melisha often uses creative exercises and values empathy, honesty and trust in the room. She offers practical work as well as reflective conversation.
Background and approach
That can mean using creative interventions to move clients from where they are now to a more manageable place. Simple exercises and short tasks between sessions are used when helpful to keep progress steady. Melisha combines a few different approaches to suit what a person needs.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused ideas may appear in sessions alongside attachment-informed thinking. The focus is on what clients want to change and how to reach those goals. Her experience covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction.
She also supports issues such as grief, self-esteem, intimacy and career questions, and works with clients navigating adoption, caregiving, chronic illness and neurodiversity related concerns. Sessions can include Christian counselling and approaches that respect a client's religious or personal values. People can expect a collaborative, down-to-earth way of working and practical steps to help them feel less stuck.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 392393 | January 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Melisha works with
Everything Melisha lists, 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 lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melisha will discuss options and tailor methods to a person's goals, values and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses, so clients play an active role in choosing what feels most useful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can suit short check-ins or those who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, family or travel and let people choose what feels most practical for them.
Frequently asked
What issues does Melisha help with?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction, plus grief, self-esteem and relationship or intimacy issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, mixing conversation with creative exercises and practical tasks to encourage steady progress.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years' experience as a counsellor and holds BACP accreditation as listed in her profile.
Where does she practise from?
Melisha is based in the United Kingdom and offers sessions to people located there and internationally.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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