- Client-centred approach
- Mindfulness practices
- Family and parenting
About Saijel
Saijel Dheda is an ACA counsellor with five years' experience working across New Zealand and Australia. She focuses on everyday struggles like parenting, intimacy issues and coping with life changes. Saijel also helps people facing compassion fatigue and supports those navigating family challenges and blended household dynamics.
Her background includes a Master’s degree in Counselling from the University of Auckland. She has worked with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and brings that perspective into sessions. Saijel's clinical work pays attention to identity, migration, colonisation and intergenerational trauma.
Saijel uses straightforward, person-centred methods. She aims to build rapport quickly and create a non-judgemental space for people to talk through hard things. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps you can try between meetings and on noticing patterns that cause distress.
Common concerns she supports include parenting stress, abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, codependency and body image. She also works with people affected by domestic violence and complex childhood trauma, helping them make sense of their experience and find manageable next steps.
Saijel blends client-centred counselling with mindfulness practices to help people feel more present and make calmer choices. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. To start, she encourages people to outline what matters most to them so sessions can focus on realistic goals.
How Saijel’s approach translates to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding your view and following the pace you set. It helps when someone needs a respectful listener to make sense of family conflict, parenting stress or commitment worries. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and help with anxiety, compassion fatigue and emotional overwhelm.Finding the right approach is often part of the first few sessions. Saijel will work with each person to identify what feels most useful and adapt techniques to match goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that checks in regularly to see what is helping.
The biography does not list supported session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time for those juggling family or work. Approaches like client-centred listening and mindfulness can be practised in most remote sessions, and Saijel will discuss practical arrangements with each person to suit their routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Saijel help with?
She supports people with family conflict, parenting pressure, intimacy concerns and coping with life changes. Other areas include compassion fatigue, body image, attachment and domestic violence.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Saijel uses client-centred counselling and mindfulness therapy. Sessions focus on listening, practical steps and noticing patterns that influence behaviour.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of clinical experience and completed a Master’s degree in Counselling at the University of Auckland. Her work has involved diverse cultural communities in New Zealand and Australia.
Which credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the ACA and practises in Australia.
Can I have sessions in another language or from overseas?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with Saijel?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.