About Lushani
Lushani De Silva welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, and trauma. She also supports concerns such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, low self-esteem, career stress, and questions around identity and LGBT issues. Lushani writes plainly and listens closely, creating a calm space to talk about the things that are hard to say out loud.
She takes a structured and flexible approach in sessions.
How Lushani works
That means sessions have clear focus and goals, but the way they unfold is shaped by the person in the room. You can expect practical tools alongside time to reflect on your feelings and values. Lushani draws on several clinical approaches including client-centred work, cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, existential therapy and EMDR.
She adapts techniques to suit different concerns like trauma, relationship patterns, or anxiety so therapy fits your situation rather than following a fixed plan. With five years of experience and membership of the AASW, she aims to help people develop skills they can use after therapy ends. That might include coping strategies, communication practices, or steps to rebuild self-worth.
Lushani offers sessions in English and Sinhala and is based in Australia. If you are unsure whether she is the right fit, she encourages an initial conversation to see if her style matches your needs.
Lushani lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Lushani works with
The areas below are the ones Lushani selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Sinhala |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How key approaches shape online therapy
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. It gives you space to lead the conversation while the therapist reflects and helps you make sense of your feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses practical exercises and skills to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used for processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity through a structured protocol that targets trauma responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lushani will collaborate with you to decide which methods suit your goals, needs and preferences. That may mean mixing practical skill-building with deeper processing work, and adjusting the pace as you go.
The original biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits your schedule. They also give flexibility for quieter or lower-bandwidth options if needed. Appropriately qualified therapists can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions while tailoring exercises and homework to everyday life.
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