Yana Valcheva, BACP
Yana Valcheva is a counsellor who supports people facing relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, depression and addictions.
About Yana
Yana Valcheva is a counsellor who supports people facing relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, depression and addictions. She also helps with intimacy-related concerns, eating issues, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Yana draws on creativity and the body's felt sense to help people find new ways forward.
Sessions with Yana are client-led and conversational. She encourages people to notice bodily sensations, try gentle creative exercises, and name feelings that feel stuck.
Background and approach
The aim is to help people build confidence and use their own resources to manage hard moments. Yana brings five years of counselling experience alongside a background in fine art and theatre. Her wider journey includes work as a holistic therapist and meditation teacher in several countries, which influences how she blends talk and movement in sessions.
She has supported adults and young people with anxiety, pregnancy and child loss, infertility, depression, bereavement, self-harm and eating disorders. Yana also offers practical practices such as abdominal self-massage and mindfulness to help people reconnect with their bodies and emotions. Yana holds a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She works in English, Bulgarian and French and accepts international clients. Therapy can take place through video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 393519 | May 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.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Yana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Yana names
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How client-centred and body-informed work translates online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a warm, non-judgemental space where the person sets the pace and topics. It helps with relationship concerns, low mood, self-esteem and many life transitions by prioritising the client's own goals and experiences.Yana also uses body-informed and creative practices alongside client-centred work. This can mean noticing breathing, simple movement prompts or short creative tasks that help people name feelings and shift stuck patterns. Those techniques can be useful for trauma, grief, fertility-related issues and anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose techniques that match a person's needs, goals and comfort level, and adjust them as therapy unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful for a fuller face-to-face feel and guided practices, phone can be less demanding on bandwidth, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel while keeping the same therapeutic focus.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, depression, addictions and intimacy-related problems, among other areas such as body image and panic attacks.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centred and guided by the person in the room. Sessions combine conversation with creative exercises and attention to bodily sensations.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of counselling experience and a longer personal and professional background in art, meditation and holistic therapies from work in several countries.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Bulgarian and French.
What formats are used for online sessions?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
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