Dr. Gergana Ganeva, BACP
Dr Gergana Ganeva offers a calm, thoughtful presence for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, or the aftermath of trauma and abuse.
About Gergana
Dr Gergana Ganeva offers a calm, thoughtful presence for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, or the aftermath of trauma and abuse. She presents as warm and non-judgemental, and aims to help people feel heard while they work through painful or confusing life events. Gergana uses talking, creative and embodied methods to help people make sense of feelings and patterns.
Sessions are shaped around what each person needs, whether that means focusing on emotions in the moment or looking at deeper life themes.
Background and approach
She draws on humanistic and Jungian ideas alongside emotion-focused ways of working. Her background includes roles as a psychologist, social worker, counsellor and art psychotherapist over many years. She brings 14 years of counselling experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Gergana works with people on a wide range of concerns including stress, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, career questions, parenting challenges, grief, LGBT matters and self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care matters, domestic violence, and the emotional impact of illness or caregiving.
Clients can expect a collaborative atmosphere where exploration is paced to their needs. Gergana offers individual and couples work and welcomes people internationally, using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to connect. Her style aims to balance thoughtful reflection with practical attention to feelings and relationships, helping people move toward greater clarity and steadier emotional life.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 380197 | November 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gergana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Gergana names
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Approaches that translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and working at a person’s pace; it helps when people need a steady, non-judgemental space to make sense of feelings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy pays attention to emotional bonds and how feelings shape relationships, which can be useful for relationship strain and intimacy issues. Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and life transitions, supporting people who are wrestling with big questions or major life changes.Choosing a fit is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they will try different ways of working and adjust the approach as understanding grows, so the plan evolves from a collaborative conversation rather than a fixed set of steps.
Online sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, making therapy more flexible around daily life. Video lets people use visual cues for emotional work, phone calls suit those with simpler tech needs or lower bandwidth, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, family or travel schedules while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
Frequently asked
What issues does she commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and self-esteem concerns, plus related family and life transition issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and person-centred, combining emotionally focused work with Jungian and existential perspectives and creative methods when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of counselling experience and a wider professional background that includes psychology, social work and art psychotherapy roles.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and is able to work with people in different countries.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do subscriptions and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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