Melisha Pillay, BACP
Melisha Pillay is a counsellor who draws on her own recovery experience to help people find more voice and freedom in their lives.
About Melisha
Melisha Pillay is a counsellor who draws on her own recovery experience to help people find more voice and freedom in their lives. She has four years of practice and holds BACP registration, and she offers sessions to people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Melisha aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can start from the inside and talk about things they find hard to raise elsewhere.
Background and approach
She uses a mix of practical and creative exercises alongside talking. That can help people move from stuck patterns towards clearer choices more quickly than only talking might. Melisha often brings clients' own values and beliefs into the work to support lasting change.
Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing grief, parenting strain, career changes, addictions and compassion fatigue. Additional interests include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, chronic illness, body image and neurodiversity-related concerns.
Sessions are shaped by empathy, honesty and trust. Melisha says those values help people feel supported enough to open up and try different ways of working. She also offers Christian counselling and will work within a client’s own religious or value system when requested.
People can expect a collaborative approach that combines gentle challenge with practical tools. The goal is to help someone build confidence, clarify what matters to them, and take small steps toward a freer life.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| 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.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
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
Ways of working Melisha names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online counselling
Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on helping people process distressing experiences and reduce their impact on daily life. Work often involves paced exploration of difficult memories and learning new ways to manage strong feelings.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages people to notice what matters most to them and take small actions that match those values. It uses practical exercises to build flexibility with difficult thoughts and emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melisha will discuss options and help you choose methods that match your goals, preferences and pace so the plan feels collaborative rather than prescribed.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offer practical flexibility. Video lets people use body language and visual cues, phone needs less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days, and messaging suits short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit counselling into daily life and to keep continuity when travel or schedules change.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Melisha help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem and relationship issues, plus grief, addictions and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
What is her counselling style like?
Melisha blends talking with creative exercises and practical tools, and she draws on clients' own beliefs to support change through a gentle, values-led approach.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience supporting people through a range of life challenges and emotional difficulties.
What credentials and region apply to this counsellor?
Melisha holds BACP registration and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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