Daniela Schirmer

• Relationship difficulties
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and EFT

About Daniela

Daniela Schirmer works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting concerns, stress and anxiety, and a wide range of other life challenges. She uses an integrative, trauma-informed approach and has six years' experience. Daniela is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

She works with individuals and couples, paying attention to both personal experience and how people relate to others. Sessions focus on practical conversation, noticing patterns, and trying out different ways of relating. Daniela draws on person-centred methods alongside cognitive behaviour techniques and emotionally-focused ideas to help people understand feelings and change unhelpful patterns.

Her work also attends to attachment and relational dynamics. This means noticing how early relationships affect current behaviour and closeness. Sessions may look at communication habits, commitment and infidelity issues, codependency, and blended family challenges.

Daniela brings a flexible mix of approaches, including existential and Jungian perspectives, where helpful. She may use creative ways of working and encourage practical steps between sessions to test new ways of coping. People can expect straight-talking feedback and a focus on applied change.

She speaks English and Portuguese. International clients are not accepted. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and online working

Daniela commonly draws on Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused approaches. Attachment work looks at patterns of closeness and distance that developed in early relationships and helps people understand how those patterns affect current relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on the experience of strong feelings in relationships and helps people express needs and change interaction cycles.

She also uses Client-Centred methods that focus on listening and responding to what each person brings. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process: the counsellor and client discuss needs, goals and preferences and try different ways of working to find the best fit.

The biography notes experience in online settings but does not list specific session formats. Confirm current options before booking. Online work can make counselling easier to fit into daily life, for example by avoiding travel, fitting sessions around work, or allowing shorter check-ins when time is limited. Therapists who work remotely also adapt exercises and tasks so they can be used between sessions and in everyday environments.

Topics Daniela lists

• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Daniela

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas she works with and she uses practical conversation and cognitive behaviour techniques to address them.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers an integrative, trauma-informed approach that includes client-centred work, cognitive behavioural therapy and emotionally-focused methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years' clinical experience in private practice and online settings.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

Can I have sessions from another country?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What formats are used for sessions?

The original biography notes private practice and online settings but does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.