Slavena Nikodimova

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment issues
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy

About Slavena

Slavena Nikodimova works with people on stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and related issues. She uses a client-centred, attachment-based and emotionally-focused way of working to help clients understand what causes their distress and to find practical ways forward. She is BACP registered and has 15 years of professional experience.

Slavena encourages people to talk through their thoughts and feelings in a non-judgemental space. She explains things plainly and focuses on what is happening now and how it links to past patterns. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding to them.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and body-image problems, parenting and carer stress, anger and self-esteem. She also lists support for matters such as attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication problems, infidelity, gender dysphoria and hoarding.

Slavena draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. She uses client-centred methods to keep the conversation focused on the person’s priorities. Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques are used to notice feelings and to try different ways of responding in relationships.

Her practice is based in the United Kingdom and she is able to work with international clients. She asks people to check available appointment times and to message with any questions, including if a 30 or 45 minute session would be preferred.

Approaches used in online counselling

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current reactions and close connections; it can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns and attachment-related patterns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on what matters to the person in the room and follows the client’s pace to talk through concerns such as stress, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and work with emotions in order to change patterns in close relationships and improve intimacy-related issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Slavena will discuss which methods suit the client’s needs, goals and preferences and will make this decision collaboratively rather than imposing a single method.

The biography does not list specific session delivery methods, so please confirm the available formats before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when schedules are tight. Registered or accredited professionals commonly use these practical benefits to help people continue therapy alongside everyday commitments.

Topics Slavena lists

• Stress and 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 and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Questions about Slavena

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among the main concerns she supports people with.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy approaches.

How long has she been practising?

She has 15 years of professional experience working with clients.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Can I have sessions in English if I live abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her practice?

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