Counsellor profile
Lushani De Silva, AASW
AASW social worker - family and relationship concerns
Continue with LushaniAbout
- CBT techniques
- EMDR for trauma
- Communication skills
About Lushani
Lushani De Silva is an AASW social worker with five years' clinical experience based in Australia. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and ADHD-related challenges. She also lists compassion fatigue, career concerns and LGBT issues among her areas of focus.
Her style is structured and practical. She helps people talk through difficult feelings and confusing situations in short, focused sessions. She offers tools for coping, communication and emotional regulation rather than just talking about problems.
Lushani uses an integrative approach that draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She adapts those methods to the issue at hand, for example using CBT for unhelpful thinking patterns or EMDR when trauma memories are a key concern.
In sessions she aims to be direct and deliberate. Expect collaborative goal-setting, practice of practical skills, and time to reflect on patterns that affect relationships and family roles. She also works with matters like attachment, blended family issues, codependency and fatherhood concerns.
Sessions can include work on communication, commitment and intimacy-related difficulties, or processing grief and forgiveness. Lushani speaks English and Sinhala and asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire before booking a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping people find their own solutions. The therapist supports exploration of feelings and values, which can help with relationship and identity questions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises. It suits worries, low mood and problems that keep repeating in relationships.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories through guided processing. It is often used when past events continue to cause strong emotional or physical reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lushani will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around parenting, work shifts or travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce the need to travel to appointments.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Sinhala
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What concerns does she help with at home?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues.
How would she approach conflict with a partner or parent?
She uses structured, practical sessions that focus on communication skills, patterns of interaction and goal-setting to reduce repeated conflict.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years' experience as an AASW social worker working with a range of relationship and mental health concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Australia and holds AASW as her listed credential.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Sinhala.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.