Slavena Nikodimova, BACP

Slavena Nikodimova is a United Kingdom-based counsellor with 15 years of experience. She offers calm, steady support for people coping with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and non-judgemental.

Slavena creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about honestly. She listens closely to what matters most and helps people identify the patterns behind their distress. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps as well as understanding emotional experiences.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current connections. She also uses client-centred principles to follow each person’s pace and priorities. Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques guide couples or individuals through recognising and changing painful emotional cycles.

Slavena has helped people with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and body image problems, parenting stress, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing abandonment, attachment issues, blended family tensions, codependency, infidelity and isolation.

Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Slavena works in English and accepts international clients. She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Online therapy rooted in attachment and emotion work

Slavena draws on attachment-based ideas which look at how early relationships shape current emotional patterns and connections. This helps when people struggle with intimacy, abandonment, trust or repetitive relationship problems.

She also uses client-centred methods that place the person’s experience at the heart of the work. That means sessions follow the client’s pace and priorities, with the counsellor listening and reflecting to help people make sense of their feelings.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) techniques are used to identify tight emotional cycles and help people shift them. EFT supports people to notice core feelings, express needs more clearly, and try new ways of relating that reduce conflict and distance.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Slavena will work collaboratively to decide which ideas and techniques suit a person’s goals, needs and preferences. She adapts the way she works as the relationship and the presenting issues evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and body language, phone sessions need less bandwidth and are useful for shorter check-ins, while live chat or text messaging can suit those who prefer writing or need quick access. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and different time zones, and let people choose the format that best helps them engage.