Slavena Nikodimova, BACP
15 years in practice
Slavena Nikodimova is a BACP counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 50775 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Slavena
Slavena Nikodimova is a BACP counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She works with individuals facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and concerns around intimacy or self‑esteem. Sessions are aimed at finding clear ways forward that fit each person's life and values.
She creates an open, non‑judgemental space where clients can name what feels hard. Conversations focus on understanding what is causing distress and on practical steps to feel better.
Background and approach
Slavena uses Emotionally‑Focused Therapy alongside attachment and client‑centred approaches to guide that work. In sessions she pays attention to emotions and how they shape relationships and behaviour. That can help with anger, communication problems, codependency, and attachment wounds.
She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, cancer‑related concerns, and identity issues such as gender dysphoria. Her practice includes short and longer appointments to fit different schedules. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging.
International clients may be supported in English. With 15 years of professional experience, Slavena combines steady listening with practical suggestions. She invites people to begin by completing a short questionnaire and arranging a first meeting that suits their routine.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Slavena lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Slavena names
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Online support
How these approaches work online
Emotionally‑Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and working with strong emotions that affect relationships and self‑worth. It helps people recognise patterns that keep them feeling stuck and supports creating new ways of responding. Attachment‑Based Therapy looks at early and current attachment patterns to understand how close relationships affect feelings and behaviour, which can be helpful for codependency, abandonment concerns and communication problems. Client‑Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the process, offering non‑judgemental listening so clients can explore goals and make decisions at their own pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Slavena will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That means checking in about what helps, adapting the focus as new issues arise, and agreeing practical steps together.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can suit quick check‑ins or moments when writing feels easier. These formats increase flexibility and help people keep therapy going around work, caregiving and travel commitments.
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Questions people ask
What problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. Other areas include relationship and family tensions, grief, addiction concerns and intimacy or self‑esteem issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and non‑judgemental, focusing on emotions and relationship patterns. She draws on Emotionally‑Focused Therapy, attachment ideas and a client‑centred way of working.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties. That experience shapes a practical, steady approach to sessions.
Where is she based and how is she registered?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as supplied in her credentials.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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