Malini Shummoogum , BACP

Malini Shummoogum is a counsellor with 25 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship strain and low self-esteem. She welcomes individuals from many backgrounds and aims to create a calm space where people can begin to feel more in control. Malini works with practical issues like communication problems, guilt and shame, and challenges around body image and life purpose.

She adopts a warm, respectful style and listens with care. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change. Conversations are plain and goal-directed rather than filled with jargon. People leave with clearer ideas and simple steps they can try between sessions.

Malini draws on several approaches to suit each person’s needs. She uses client-centred work to follow what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps spot unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used to build coping skills and small wins.

Hypnotherapy is also one tool she offers for certain concerns where guided relaxation and suggestion can support change. Over time, she helps people address issues such as abandonment worries, control issues, impulsivity and midlife questions. The focus is on practical change and emotional relief.

She works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. Malini describes herself as supportive and empowering, aiming to help people move toward a more fulfilling life at a pace that suits them.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Malini uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow what matters most to each person. This approach focuses on listening closely and helping people lead the conversation so goals emerge naturally. It is useful for building trust, exploring feelings and deciding what change looks like for the individual.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. CBT is practical and often suits issues like anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties by breaking problems into manageable steps.

Finding the right method is part of the work together. Malini discusses options and adjusts the approach based on the client's needs, goals and preferences. The decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls are useful for a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can fit a short check-in during a busy day. These formats make it simpler to keep therapy consistent and to work around family and work commitments.