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Mindfulness-based care
Practical coping skills
Welcomes goal work
About Sugandika
Dr. Sugandika Subawickrama is a licensed counselor with two credentials: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She has twenty years of experience working in national and international settings. She welcomes conversations about depression, stress, anxiety, and motivation in a calm, straightforward way.
She focuses on helping people rebuild confidence and handle career or relationship challenges. Sessions often cover coping with life changes, trauma, and issues around self-esteem. She also addresses concerns such as addiction, grief, parenting strain, and sleep or eating difficulties.
Her style aims to make therapy feel open and nonjudgmental. People are invited to share thoughts and feelings at their own pace. The therapist emphasizes listening first, then working together to find practical steps that fit daily life.
Dr. Subawickrama uses approaches like mindfulness, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral ideas to guide conversations. She may also draw on motivational interviewing and narrative methods to help clarify goals and motivation. These approaches are used to help people notice patterns, try new responses, and move toward clearer goals.
Sessions are offered in English and Sinhala. The profile notes practice based in New Jersey and a long history of professional work across settings. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site process to match and schedule according to availability.
How mindfulness and practical therapies work online
Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts, feelings, and body sensations without judging them. It can reduce reactivity to stress and make coping feel more manageable. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's priorities, helping clients name what matters and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches clear, doable strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning can shift as trust and clarity grow, so the approach may change over time based on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut down travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people practice mindfulness and CBT skills in the settings where they live and work, which can make new habits easier to keep.
These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing mindfulness as an approach does not mean a therapist holds a formal mindfulness training or certificate.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this counselor address?
The therapist works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, and self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She creates an open, nonjudgmental space and listens first. Work is collaborative and practical, focusing on small steps people can try between sessions.
What professional background supports her practice?
She brings twenty years of professional experience in national and international settings and has worked with diverse concerns across that time.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
The therapist holds LCPC and LPC credentials and lists practice activity in New Jersey.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Sinhala.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted for work with this therapist.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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