- Client-centred approach
- Creative and body-based
- Women-focused support
About Yana
Yana Valcheva is a BACP counsellor who supports adults and young people through common life struggles. She helps with relationship strain, grief, parenting stresses, depression, addictions, eating and body-image issues, and panic disorder and panic attacks. Her style is warm and practical, and she invites people to talk and to explore creative ways of feeling better.
Yana works in a client-led way. Sessions offer space to share what is hard, and to notice the body's signals as part of the work. She uses creative methods and body-based practices alongside talking. That can include movement, breath awareness, guided practices, or simple creative tasks to help express things that are hard to put into words.
Her background began in fine art and theatre and moved into holistic therapy and meditation teaching from 2001 onwards. She has experience supporting people through anxiety, pregnancy and child loss, infertility, bereavement, self-harm and eating-related difficulties. Yana aims to help people tap into their own resources and gain confidence in facing problems.
She also offers women-focused work informed by her own pregnancy and motherhood journey, including support around fertility, pregnancy and postnatal concerns. Her approach may include abdominal massage and self-massage practices where appropriate as part of those offerings.
Yana speaks English, Bulgarian and French. She is based in the United Kingdom and holds the BACP credential, which is shown as part of her professional details.
How client-centred work adapts to online therapy
Yana uses a client-centred approach that focuses on what each person brings to the session. This method prioritises listening, empathy and the client's own goals. It can help with mood concerns, relationship strain and anxiety by creating a supportive space to speak and be heard.She also uses creative and body-based practices in her work. Creative techniques can help express feelings that are difficult to say out loud, such as images, drawing prompts or simple movement exercises. Body-based work involves noticing breathing and bodily sensations to better understand emotions and self-regulation.
Finding the right way of working is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options with the client and adapt techniques to their needs, goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Ask about practical arrangements and any adaptations for creative or body-based practices when you schedule the first appointment.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Bulgarian, French
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She supports people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stresses, depression, addictions and panic disorder and panic attacks, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centred and led by the person's needs. She blends talking with creative and body-based techniques to help people notice feelings and find new ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years' experience as a counsellor plus many years as a holistic therapist and meditation teacher since 2001.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Bulgarian and French, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How do fees and payments work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.