Dilnia Horton , BACP

Dilnia Horton is a counsellor who focuses on helping people navigate relationship stress, family concerns, eating issues and struggles with self-esteem. She speaks English and Kurdish and works from the United Kingdom. She emphasises a calm, open atmosphere where people can say what they are feeling without judgement.

She has 13 years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes supporting people who face attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress and body image worries. She also addresses separation and divorce, communication problems and difficulties with commitment.

In sessions she uses practical methods drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy and emotionally-focused therapy alongside mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas. That means she can help you spot patterns in thinking and feeling, practise new ways of relating, and pay attention to unhelpful habits that keep problems going.

Dilnia aims to work collaboratively. She helps set clear goals and checks progress as therapy continues. Sessions are arranged around what a person needs and how they prefer to work.

People often come to speak about parenting strain, adoption and foster care matters, or issues linked to ageing and caregiver roles. She also supports those coping with dependent or avoidant personality patterns and dissociation, always keeping the focus on practical steps that can be taken between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online care

Cognitive behavioural therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns. It is often used for low mood, anxiety and problems with eating or self-esteem by breaking issues into manageable steps.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on feelings in relationships. It helps people identify their core emotions, understand how they affect interactions, and practise different ways of connecting with others.

Finding the most useful approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together what fits best with a person's goals, needs and preferences. This collaborative decision means methods can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring commitments and daily life while keeping the focus on practical progress and emotional understanding.