Daniela Schirmer, BACP
Daniela Schirmer is a BACP counsellor who helps people dealing with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, stress and addiction.
About Daniela
Daniela Schirmer is a BACP counsellor who helps people dealing with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, stress and addiction. She also works with concerns such as intimacy, parenting pressures, sleep and eating issues, anger, low self-esteem and career change. Daniela offers a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters to them and look for practical ways forward.
She uses an integrative style that draws on several therapeutic ideas rather than a single method.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on the relationship between the person and others, including what emerges in the counselling room. Daniela places importance on being genuinely heard as part of making change possible. In practice she adapts her approach to each person.
That can mean client-centred conversations to clarify values, cognitive behavioural techniques to notice and shift unhelpful thinking, or attachment-focused work to understand patterns in close relationships. Trauma-focused methods are used sensitively when past harm is part of the picture. Daniela has six years of clinical experience and has worked in independent practice and online.
She speaks English and Portuguese and offers sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. People in the United Kingdom can expect an approachable, steady presence and straightforward help to manage difficult feelings and situations. Her style is warm and relational.
She listens for what feels stuck and helps people try different ways of responding. The aim is to find practical, realistic steps that fit each person's life.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 411923 | March 2027 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Daniela lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Ways of working Daniela names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Daniela’s approaches translate to online therapy
Daniela commonly uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process painful past events and reduce their ongoing impact. This approach focuses on working through memories, emotions and triggers at a careful pace so people can feel safer in daily life.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This work helps people understand why certain reactions repeat and supports building more supported ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy is another strand of her practice, which prioritises the person’s own goals and fosters a non-judgemental space for exploration.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Daniela will work collaboratively to decide what fits best with each person's needs, goals and preferences. That may mean mixing methods and trying different techniques over time.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or those who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and daily routines while keeping continuity of support.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Daniela address?
She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, plus eating, sleeping and anger problems.
How would you describe her way of working?
Daniela takes an integrative and relational approach. She offers warm, person-centred conversations and practical techniques to help people notice patterns and make small changes.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of clinical experience in independent practice and online settings supporting people with emotional, relational and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and region does she have?
Daniela is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
What formats are used for therapy sessions?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies by location and therapist availability and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.