Devika Dhadhal, PACFA
7 years in practice
Devika Dhadhal is a PACFA counsellor with seven years' experience supporting people through relationship and family concerns.
License and registration
- PACFA
- 26058 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English, Gujarati, Hindi
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Devika
Devika Dhadhal is a PACFA counsellor with seven years' experience supporting people through relationship and family concerns. She focuses on helping parents and individuals who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or emotionally disconnected. Devika listens for the emotions and stories beneath the words to help people feel heard and understood.
Her style is collaborative and strengths-based. Sessions are shaped to each person’s pace and needs, aiming to shift unhelpful patterns and build practical coping skills.
Background and approach
She draws on approaches such as Systemic Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to guide conversations and interventions. Devika often helps people improve communication, manage anger, and navigate separation or changes in family life. She also supports those dealing with ADHD-related challenges, panic symptoms, social anxiety and issues around self-worth and body image.
Her work includes addressing caregiver stress and the guilt and shame that can follow difficult life events. In sessions she uses plain language and direct listening. Conversations might look at relationship patterns, how past attachments shape current behaviour, or small changes to thinking and routine that reduce anxiety.
Practical steps and reflective dialogue are used together, not one instead of the other. Devika offers therapy in English, Gujarati and Hindi. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Devika lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Devika names
- Systemic Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How these approaches work in online sessions
Systemic Therapy looks at how relationships and family patterns affect a person’s wellbeing. In online sessions this can mean mapping interactions and spotting repeating patterns to try small changes in how people relate to each other. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current reactions and closeness. It helps people understand emotional needs and learn new ways of connecting or regulating feelings. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre and offers a respectful, non-judgemental space to talk through worries and make sense of choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss these models with each person and together decide which ideas and techniques fit best. This is a collaborative process that adapts as goals and needs change over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, quick coping tools or people who find writing easier than talking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, anger and ADHD-related difficulties. Additional areas include attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-based, using clear listening and practical steps. Sessions combine reflective conversation with small behaviour changes tailored to each person.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with individuals, children and families. Her practice focuses on helping people reconnect and build coping strategies.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She holds PACFA and is based in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, Gujarati and Hindi.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in Australia.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and starting steps handled?
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