Counsellor profile
Yana Valcheva, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and parenting
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- Client-centred approach
- Creative expression
- Body-based practices
About Yana
Yana Valcheva is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She offers support for relationship difficulties, parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, intimacy-related issues and related concerns. Sessions are conducted in English, Bulgarian and French.
Yana prefers a client-led way of working. She uses creativity and attention to bodily experience to help people notice what is happening for them. In practical terms this can mean talking, drawing, movement or other expressive practices alongside conversation.
Her background combines training in therapeutic counselling with years of work in creative fields. Before counselling she trained in fine art and theatre, and has taught yoga and meditation in several countries. This mix shapes a style that includes body-based techniques and creative exercises when they suit the person.
Yana has supported adults and young people with anxiety, eating and food-related issues, self-harm, pregnancy and child loss, infertility, postpartum depression and bereavement. She also focuses on attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, control issues, divorce and separation, fertility-related distress and midlife concerns.
She describes practical tools such as abdominal massage and self-massage as part of some women's work, alongside talk and creative expression. If you want sessions that blend conversation with embodied or creative methods, she can discuss which approaches might fit you.
To begin, Yana asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
Client-centred and body-aware approaches for online work
Yana primarily uses a client-centred approach, which focuses on listening and responding to what the person brings. This means sessions aim to follow the client’s pace and priorities, helping them reflect and make their own choices.She also incorporates body-aware and creative techniques when helpful. These practices can include guided movement, expressive tasks or attention to bodily sensations to help with issues such as anxiety, grief, eating concerns and fertility-related distress. Such methods are used alongside conversation rather than replacing it.
Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The counsellor and client will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then decide which combination of talking, creative work or body-focused exercises to try. This helps orient sessions towards what is most useful for the person.
Practical benefits of remote work can include fitting sessions into a busy day and reducing travel. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to schedule around parenting, work breaks or other commitments, and some techniques such as shorter check-ins or audio-only conversations can be adapted to suit quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Bulgarian, French
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she support?
She supports relationship difficulties, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and related issues listed on her profile.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-led and often combines talk with creative and body-based practices to help people notice what they feel and think.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Bulgarian and French.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; check the booking process to confirm any regional details before scheduling.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and the cost can vary with location.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.