Deboshmita "Diya" Bhanja, ACA

Deboshmita "Diya" Bhanja is a credentialed mental health counsellor and psychotherapist based in Australia with six years of clinical experience. She brings a warm, compassionate, and interactive style to her work, supporting people facing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and parenting challenges, career difficulties, OCD, ADHD, and the effects of trauma and emotional abuse.

Diya approaches each client without judgement and with sensitivity, focusing on respect and the individual strengths a person brings to therapy. Her practice blends evidence-based methods tailored to the client - drawing on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) - to create personalised treatment plans that address specific goals and concerns.

Clients can expect a gentle yet collaborative process that emphasises practical skills, emotional understanding, and meaningful change. She also offers coaching-style support for life transitions and stressors, and attends to issues like compassion fatigue, addictions, grief, sleep problems, and parenting struggles. Diya holds ACA credentials, indicating membership in a recognised professional counselling association, and provides therapy in English to people located in Australia. She welcomes those ready to take the first step toward greater wellbeing and offers steady support throughout the therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Diya

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed action toward those values. It combines mindfulness and practical strategies to reduce avoidance and build psychological flexibility, useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It offers structured tools and skills for managing symptoms of anxiety, low mood, and stress, and for addressing patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Client-Centered Therapy prioritises the therapeutic relationship by offering empathy, nonjudgemental listening, and support for a person to explore their own solutions. It can be especially helpful for building self-esteem, processing difficult emotions, and strengthening decision-making.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Diya works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the plan as therapy progresses in partnership with the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to access care without travel and to fit sessions into busy schedules. For many people these options increase consistency and make it simpler to engage with licensed professionals and therapists in a way that suits their life.