Sajeevani Wijesena, ACA

Sajeevani Wijesena is an ACA counsellor with nine years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and grief. Sajeevani uses a respectful, compassionate approach and aims to tailor sessions to each person's needs.

Sajeevani's style is person-centred and strengths-based. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and works alongside them to set practical goals. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small, manageable changes to everyday thoughts and habits.

She draws on a mix of approaches to suit different situations. That can include looking at how thoughts and behaviours interact, exploring attachment patterns that affect relationships, and using acceptance-based methods to help people live with difficult feelings. Sajeevani offers guidance, practical strategies and chance to reflect.

People contact her for a wide range of concerns like low self-esteem, workplace issues such as bullying, addictions, parenting stress, and coping with life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, body image difficulties, chronic illness and codependency.

Initial steps in her work include listening carefully, identifying a few clear goals, and agreeing simple strategies to try between sessions. Sajeevani encourages small experiments and regular check-ins so progress can be adjusted as needed.

How specific approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to small actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from past relationships that keep repeating now and helps people build different ways of relating and communicating. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and supporting each person to find their own solutions rather than following a fixed plan.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and how they respond to different methods. Together they will decide which techniques to try and adjust them over time based on what helps most.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, save travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also means sessions can be scheduled around work, caregiving and other commitments, helping therapy feel more practical for everyday life.