Counsellor profile
Slavena Nikodimova, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and stress
See online counselling options- Attachment based
- Client centred
- Emotionally focused
About Slavena
Counsellor Slavena Nikodimova is BACP registered and has 15 years of experience. She works with people in the United Kingdom on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression and other difficulties listed below.
Slavena uses a straightforward style in sessions. She helps people name what is causing distress and looks at practical steps to change patterns that cause pain. Conversations are direct and paced to each person. She offers 30 minute and 45 minute appointments as possible and asks people to message if they need a different time.
Her background includes a long period of work with relationship and attachment difficulties. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early experience affects current relationships. She also uses client-centred methods, focusing on the person’s own perspective and feeling what matters most to them.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy informs her work around close relationships and issues of intimacy. This can be useful when people want to understand strong emotional reactions and change patterns that keep them stuck.
Clients can expect practical conversation, exploration of feelings, and steps to try between sessions. Slavena asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first session. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Slavena uses attachment and emotion work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect present ones. It helps people see patterns in how they relate and how those patterns can lead to conflict or loneliness. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, attachment issues and feelings of abandonment.Client-centred work focuses on the person's own view and feelings. The counsellor follows what matters most to the client and helps them make sense of their experience. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) targets strong emotional patterns in close relationships and aims to change the interaction cycles that keep people stuck.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the process. Slavena will work with each person to agree what feels most helpful based on their needs and goals. This is a collaborative discussion rather than a fixed prescription.
Confirm current session options before booking as the profile asks clients to check available appointments and to message about preferred lengths. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a working day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often offer these practical benefits, and Slavena asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before booking the first session.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What sort of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression and a wide range of related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work combines attachment-based approaches, client-centred work and emotionally-focused techniques to look at feelings and relationship patterns.
How long has she been practising?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people on emotional and relationship difficulties.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Her profile mentions 30 minute and 45 minute appointments and asks people to message about preferred times; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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