- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
- Mindfulness methods
About Detti
Detti Balla is a BACP registered counsellor with eight years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and life changes. She also addresses concerns such as compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, eating difficulties, parenting strain, and career questions including life purpose.
Detti frames sessions around what the person brings. She treats clients as the experts on their own story and aims to help them notice strengths and practical resources. Conversations are focused and down-to-earth, with the aim of reducing overwhelming feelings and finding clearer next steps.
Her background includes work with disaster and trauma-related stress, and she has experience with first responder and veteran concerns. She uses methods that encourage emotional processing and practical change, which can help when responses to trauma or loss are getting in the way of daily life.
Sessions may include mindfulness practices to manage anxiety and methods that encourage short-term problem solving when decisions or direction are needed. Motivational techniques can be used to support change when someone feels stuck or wants to alter habits.
Detti accepts international clients and offers work in English. Information on cost notes that fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session via the site.
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Detti commonly draws on client-centred work, emotionally-focused therapy and mindfulness practices in her online work. Client-centred therapy means conversations are guided by what the person wants to address, with the counsellor offering reflective listening and support to help make sense of feelings. Emotionally-focused therapy focuses on recognising and working with emotions to improve how people respond to distress and to relationships. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and ease anxiety in day-to-day life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try methods collaboratively rather than imposing a single style. That makes it easier to adjust the focus if something is not helpful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments and can allow for shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling. They also let people use quieter surroundings or avoid travel when that helps them take part more consistently.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, eating difficulties, parenting strain, career questions and life purpose.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses client-centred conversation alongside solution-focused and motivational techniques to identify practical next steps and to build on existing strengths.
What experience does she have with trauma?
She describes herself as a clinical and disaster trauma specialist with work involving PTSD, disaster trauma, and critical incident stress management over eight years of practice.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live abroad?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are used?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.