- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Bulgarian, French
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Yana
Yana Valcheva is a counsellor who supports people facing relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, trauma and mood difficulties. She also helps with issues such as addiction, eating and body image concerns, anger, self‑esteem, and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered in English, Bulgarian and French.
Yana uses a client-centred way of working. She listens first and follows the client's pace. Conversations often include creative and body‑aware techniques drawn from her background in fine art, theatre and holistic practice.
Background and approach
Her approach aims to help people reconnect with their own resources. She encourages simple, practical steps that can make daily life easier. Creative expression, movement and awareness of bodily sensations are tools she uses alongside talking.
Yana began her professional journey in the arts and has trained in a range of body‑based practices. She has worked across several countries and brings a broad lived experience to sessions, including work related to fertility, pregnancy and postnatal concerns. Her training includes a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and she holds BACP accreditation.
Yana has five years of counselling experience and additional training in massage, yoga, bioenergetics and related holistic approaches. People who choose her often want a gentle, creative way to process loss, trauma, parenting strain or changes in life direction. Yana aims to help people notice small shifts that build into clearer choices and greater confidence over time.
What Yana works with
Everything Yana lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Yana helps people with.
- 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
Approaches Yana lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Client‑centred care online with creative and body‑aware methods
Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and empathy. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping them find their own solutions. This approach is helpful for worries about relationships, grief, low mood and issues around self‑esteem.Creative and body‑aware techniques complement this work. Creative methods use art, movement or symbolic material to express things that are hard to say. Body‑aware work pays attention to sensations and movement to help people feel steadier and more connected in their decisions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try different ways of working until a good fit is found. That may mean mixing talking, creative exercises and gentle body‑based practices according to what helps most.
Online sessions come in several practical formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and creative work that needs visual contact. Phone sessions can suit people who prefer not to be on camera or need a lower bandwidth option. Live chat or messaging can be a flexible way to check in, do short check‑ins or keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family life, work and travel.
Questions people ask about Yana
What concerns does Yana help with?
She supports people with relationship strain, parenting pressures, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, intimacy and self‑esteem issues, and related concerns such as body image and eating difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client‑centred and gentle. She listens first, follows the client's pace, and uses creative and body‑aware techniques alongside conversation.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has five years of counselling experience and a background in fine art, theatre and holistic practice, including work around fertility and postnatal support.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP accreditation and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Bulgarian and French, and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text‑based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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