- Family relationship help
- Parenting support
- Mindfulness techniques
About Saijel
Saijel Dheda is an ACA counsellor with five years' experience working across New Zealand and Australia. She focuses on family and relationship challenges, parenting pressures, and the strain that comes with big life changes. Her approach is grounded and straightforward, aimed at helping people feel heard and understood from the first conversation.
Saijel draws on a background that includes a Master’s degree in Counselling from the University of Auckland. Her training covered trauma-informed practice, family therapy, and cross-cultural counselling, which informs how she notices cultural and intergenerational influences in someone’s life. She pays close attention to identity, migration and the effects of colonisation on families.
In sessions she uses client-centred methods to create an open space where people set the pace and focus. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help manage stress, increase present-moment awareness, and develop practical coping strategies. She keeps language simple and concrete so people can try things between sessions.
Saijel works with a range of concerns including relationship intimacy, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue and codependency. She also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, body image and communication problems. Her style is warm, relatable and reliably present.
People who come to Saijel can expect a calm listener who offers practical steps and respectful curiosity. She encourages straightforward conversation about goals and looks for ways to make everyday life a little easier.
How client-centred and mindfulness approaches translate online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the centre of each session. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps people name what matters most to them. This approach suits concerns where relationship patterns, identity and communication are the focus.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices and breathing or grounding exercises to reduce reactivity. These techniques can help with stress, compassion fatigue, and staying present during challenging conversations or parenting moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Saijel will discuss goals and preferences and together shape which methods to try. That collaborative selection helps make sessions relevant and practical for everyday life.
Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can often make it easier to fit counselling into busy schedules, shorten travel time, or allow a quicker check-in between commitments. Therapists generally adapt exercises and mindfulness practices so people can continue progress between meetings.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Saijel help with?
Saijel works with family and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. She also addresses codependency, attachment concerns, blended family issues and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred approach that prioritises the person's agenda and pacing. Mindfulness techniques are offered to manage stress and build skills for day-to-day coping.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Master’s degree in Counselling from the University of Auckland and has five years of clinical experience working in New Zealand and Australia.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with ACA and practises in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a counselling relationship?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.