Dilnia Horton, BACP

Dilnia Horton welcomes people who are worried about relationships, family tensions, eating concerns, parenting stresses or low self-esteem. She uses a calm, straightforward style to help clients talk about difficult thoughts and everyday habits. Her first aim is to make conversations feel manageable so small changes can begin to make a difference.

She works from 13 years of experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP, which she uses as part of her professional identity. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear thinking rather than jargon. Clients can expect a mix of exploring current patterns and trying out different ways of responding to them.

Dilnia draws on a few different approaches to suit what each person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and shift patterns in close relationships. Mindfulness practices are used to build steadier attention and reduce reactivity.

In sessions she encourages honest talk about hard topics like abandonment, attachment or body image concerns. She also addresses issues such as blended family dynamics, caregiving strain, codependency and divorce. The work can include making small daily habit changes as well as reviewing long-standing patterns.

If someone prefers Kurdish or English, she can work in either language. Prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How her approaches translate to online work

CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses in day-to-day life, which can be practised between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on the patterns that happen in close relationships and aims to change how people connect and respond to one another. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices that reduce reactivity and help with stress and body image concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try approaches together to see what fits. That collaborative process helps tailor the sessions to each person rather than assuming one method suits everyone.

Details about session formats are not specified here, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break from work or home tasks for a session. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so progress can continue between meetings.