Yana Valcheva , BACP

Yana Valcheva is a counsellor who blends client-centered practice with creative and body-informed methods to help people navigate relationship, trauma, grief and life-change issues. She works with adults and young people, offering space to talk, explore emotions and develop a kinder way of being with oneself. Her approach draws on creative expression, movement and embodied practices so that feelings and memories that are hard to put into words can be noticed and worked with.

She has supported people with anxiety, depression, bereavement, self-harm, eating and food-related difficulties, pregnancy and child loss, infertility and other challenges connected to the body and reproductive health. Yana also works with issues such as addictions, intimacy and sexual concerns, parenting and caregiver stress, attachment and avoidant personality patterns, and midlife transitions. Her practice includes particular focus on fertility-related work, postpartum difficulties and trauma linked to the pelvic area.

Yana trained initially in fine art and theatre and later developed a diverse therapeutic skillset. She holds a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and an MA in Fine Arts, and her background includes training as a holistic fertility expert, abdominal sacral massage practitioner, doula and birth preparation facilitator, and in body-based modalities such as bioenergetics, Thai yoga massage and holistic massage. She has worked as a holistic therapist and meditation teacher since 2001 in Bulgaria, India, France and the United Kingdom. Yana holds BACP credentials, and she offers therapy in English, Bulgarian and French, bringing creativity, embodied awareness and compassionate presence to her work.

Client-centered and body-informed approaches for online support

Yana's core orientation is client-centered therapy, which means the therapist prioritizes the client's own experience and works collaboratively to create a supportive, non-directive space. This approach helps people clarify their feelings, build self-compassion and make choices aligned with their values.

Alongside client-centered work, Yana incorporates creative and somatic-informed practices drawn from her background in art, movement and body-based modalities. Creative techniques - such as expressive art and symbolic imagery - can reveal emotions that are difficult to name, while somatic awareness and gentle bodywork tools help people reconnect with physical sensations as part of healing from trauma, grief or reproductive-related struggles. These methods are suited to clients who find talk therapy alone feels limiting or who want practical tools for grounding and regulation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process and is decided together. Yana works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals and preferences, adapting pace and techniques as trust and insight grow.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging - so people can access support from different locations and at times that suit their lives. These options make ongoing work more manageable for those balancing family, fertility treatment, work or international schedules, while still enabling meaningful therapeutic connection with licensed professionals and experienced therapists.