Malini Shummoogum, BACP

Malini Shummoogum has worked in counselling across the United Kingdom for over 25 years, supporting clients from many different backgrounds. She has experience with young people, adults, couples and those who are retired, and brings that breadth of practice to each new relationship with a client. Malini’s clinical work includes helping people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and address bullying, relationship difficulties and trauma, alongside supporting low mood, self-esteem and confidence concerns.

She practices with a consistent emphasis on respect, sensitivity and compassion, and recognizes the courage it takes to seek change. Malini is committed to helping individuals move toward a more fulfilling and happier life, whether the goal is symptom relief, personal development or improved wellbeing. Sessions are organised around each person’s time and space, and she aims to support and empower clients through their journey.

Malini holds the BACP credential - a professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and draws on her long experience to tailor her work to the specific needs of each client.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Malini works with client-centered therapy, which places the client’s own goals and perspective at the heart of the process. This approach focuses on building a respectful, empathetic relationship and can be helpful for improving self-esteem, navigating relationship issues and finding personal direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to explore the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours; it offers structured techniques to manage anxiety, low mood and unhelpful patterns. Malini also draws on hypnotherapy as a complementary tool to support relaxation and to access different ways of working with habits and impulses when appropriate.

Choosing the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Malini collaborates with clients to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. This collaborative way of working helps ensure the approach feels right for each person.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - allowing therapists and clients to connect across locations and schedules. For many clients this accessibility makes it easier to maintain regular sessions and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life while still receiving care from a licensed professional.