Devika Dhadhal, PACFA

Devika Dhadhal is a family counsellor with seven years of clinical experience supporting individuals, children, and families across a range of concerns. She holds PACFA - the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia - which reflects her membership in a national professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists. Devika centers her work on the conviction that healing begins when people feel truly heard and understood, and she adapts each session to the pace, strengths, and needs of the person or family in front of her.

Her practice draws on evidence-based methods, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, delivered in a collaborative, strengths-based way rather than using a one-size-fits-all model. Devika pays attention not only to words but also to the emotions and stories that shape behaviour and relationships, helping clients identify unhelpful patterns, develop practical coping strategies, and reconnect with their capacity for change.

She supports people with anxiety, stress, low mood, relationship and communication difficulties, parenting challenges, life transitions, identity and self-esteem concerns, and the effects of trauma or adverse experiences. Her specialties include relationship and family work, parenting support, anger, and ADHD, with additional focus areas such as attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, and social anxiety. Based in Australia and offering services in English, Gujarati, and Hindi, Devika aims to walk alongside clients as they build clarity, resilience, and connection.