Daiga Denton, BACP

Daiga Denton draws on eight years of counselling experience to support people feeling stuck by anxiety, stress, depression and life changes. She works from a person-focused perspective and speaks English and Latvian. Daiga is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

She sees clients as whole people who already carry their own answers and strengths. Sessions centre on noticing what gets in the way of those inner resources and gently exploring how past experiences contribute to present difficulties. The aim is to help people make sense of their emotions and reactions so they can choose different ways forward.

Daiga uses a mix of approaches including client-centred work, emotionally-focused ideas and somatic awareness. She also draws on existential and mindfulness perspectives when helpful. This blend is used to attend to thoughts, feelings and bodily experiences that hold patterns in place.

Practical goals often include clearer self-understanding, improved self-esteem and more confidence in decisions. People commonly bring issues such as relationships, grief, addiction, eating or sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and career uncertainty. Daiga also supports people coping with trauma, abuse, abandonment, life-limiting illness and other complex stresses.

Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, which can suit different schedules and needs. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled from there.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Daiga commonly uses client-centred work and emotionally-focused approaches to guide online therapy. Client-Centred Therapy centres on listening and understanding the person without directing them, helping people explore their feelings and make choices that suit their values. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps identify and process core emotions in relationships and attachments, useful for intimacy, communication and trust issues.

She also draws on mindfulness and somatic ideas to work with bodily experience and present-moment awareness. Mindfulness helps people notice thought and feeling patterns with less reactivity, while somatic work brings attention to physical sensations that connect to emotion and trauma. Together these approaches support a rounded view of a person's difficulties rather than only focusing on thoughts.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and will be decided collaboratively. The therapist will work with each person to choose practices that match their goals, needs and preferences, and will adjust the focus as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is helpful when visual cues matter, phone can be lower-bandwidth and less demanding on camera use, and messaging allows shorter check-ins or more flexible timing. These options give practical choices so people can attend in a way that works for them.