Sandya

Mr Sandya Bandara

Counselor

“1991-2012 Senior Counsellor NDDCB, 2012 visiting trainer & Lecturer NDDCB, CEB”

About Me

Drawing on extensive experience, I offer a grounded and compassionate space to explore your concerns. My background as a senior counsellor, alongside training and lecturing roles, informs my collaborative approach. We can work together to navigate life's complexities, fostering understanding and building practical ways forward. My aim is for you to feel truly heard and supported in our sessions.

Approach

Years at NDDCB and time as a visiting trainer have shaped how I pace sessions, attending closely to detail while setting clear, practical steps. In Kegalle I meet people face-to-face in Singales and also offer secure online sessions, so we choose the space that suits you. Sessions move between focused listening, safety planning, skill rehearsal and brief between-session tasks so patterns around addiction, anxiety or past abuse become more manageable. This way of working often fits adolescents, young adults and families seeking steady, compassionate support.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Advocacy

    Services that help individuals navigate healthcare, education, or social systems to ensure their mental health needs are recognised and met.

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  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Corporate Workshops

    Mental health and well-being workshops delivered in workplace settings, covering topics like stress management, resilience, and communication.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling

    Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Prevention

    Programmes aimed at preventing mental health problems before they develop, through education, early intervention, and resilience building.

Works With:

  • All ages

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

    Learn more about Online Therapy
  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Young Adult Issues

    The unique psychological challenges of emerging adulthood (18–25), including identity formation, independence, relationship navigation, and finding direction.

    Learn more about Young Adult Issues

Professional Title:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Credentials

Registrations

Sri Lanka Institute of Professional Counsellors; Certification and Education of Addiction Professionals Colombo Plan

Senior Counsellor ,National Trainer of Substance Abuse

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology

university of peradeniya , Sri Lanka

Year: 1990

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling

university of colombo , Sri Lanka.

Year: 1995

International Certified Addiction Professional

ICCE, Colombo Plan

Year: 2015

Service Areas

215, Bandaranayake Mawatha ,Kegalle. near Pitihuma Junction sub post office

In-person & Online

Kegalle', Kegalle'

Sri Lanka

Kegalle', Sri Lanka