Vania Piludu

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and ACT methods

About Vania

Vania Piludu helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem and confidence, and related concerns. She works with clients to make clear plans and to talk through difficult feelings. Vania is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and has 21 years of experience in the UK.

She uses straightforward, conversational sessions that focus on what is happening now and what can be done next. Sessions often include practical exercises, thinking about unhelpful patterns, and practising skills to manage strong emotions. Vania draws on a mix of approaches so she can match methods to a person's situation.

Her approach pays attention to how relationships and early attachment can affect current difficulties. She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioural work to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from acceptance-focused work to help people notice their values and make changes that matter to them. For people who struggle with emotional regulation, elements of dialectical behaviour work are used to teach coping skills.

Vania has worked across a range of issues including grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, career stresses, and coping with life changes. She has additional experience with ageing and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic health problems, and caregiver stress.

Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she accepts international clients. People choosing to start are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the service.

How Vania uses therapeutic approaches in remote sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then take small steps towards what matters to them. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand and change how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to reduce distress.

Finding the right method is part of the work. Vania will discuss goals and preferences and agree on which approaches to emphasise. The choice of techniques is collaborative and may change as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Registered professionals and therapists commonly use remote meetings to maintain continuity of care and to let people access support from different locations.

Topics Vania lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Vania

Does she work with anxiety?

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

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a blend of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based therapy, Client-Centred work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has 21 years of professional experience working in the UK.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English and Italian.

What session formats does she provide?

Session formats are not detailed in the biography; 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 start working with her?

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