Deena Ramkhelawon, BACP

Deena Ramkhelawon is a counsellor with seventeen years of experience practising in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or relationship difficulties. Deena aims to create a warm, accepting space where people can talk about what is worrying them and start to make practical changes.

Deena uses a blend of approaches to meet each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and build different habits. Attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas are used to look at how past relationships affect present patterns.

Her work often focuses on everyday challenges such as parenting pressures, family conflict, career stress and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with obsessive thoughts, panic, phobias and low self-esteem. Deena pays attention to the emotional experience behind those problems and to practical steps that can reduce daily distress.

Sessions involve talking through thoughts and behaviours, learning short skills, and making small changes that fit into busy lives. Deena aims to work collaboratively, tailoring plans to each person’s goals and pace. She encourages curiosity about patterns rather than blame.

People who value a calm, non-judgemental approach tend to find her style helpful. Her background and the range of approaches she uses allow her to combine short-term goal work with deeper understanding of recurring difficulties.

How therapy approaches work online and in sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and getting unstuck from unhelpful routines. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and gives practical skills to try new habits and reduce symptoms such as panic or obsessive thinking. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current emotional reactions and helps people understand repeating difficulties in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods and adjust them so the sessions fit each person's needs and pace.

Confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and daily routines. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time so people can focus on practical change. Registered or accredited professionals can work with you to decide which format and approach suit your circumstances.