Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a fully qualified counsellor and the way I work is mostly guided by my clients. I love using creativity and tuning into the wisdom of the body.
Counselling sessions with me offer an opportunity to talk, share and discover a way of being with yourself as a friend.
I would love to offer you support to tap into your own resources and discover new ways of overcoming difficulties and to find confidence in yourself.
I offer counselling to adults and young people incorporating a range of creative techniques ..
I have experience supporting young clients with issues such as:
anxiety,
pregnancy and child loss
infertility
depression,
bereavement,
self-harm,
eating disorders,
I have been on a journey of self-discovery since I can remember. My initial training is in fine art and theatre and along my journey of self-exploration and creative expression, I have been working as a holistic therapist and meditation teacher since 2001 in Bulgaria, India, France, and the UK.
My fascination with the wisdom of the body has led me to train in various body-based practices: dance, yoga, active meditation, bioenergetics,and massage.
In my work as a therapist, I have discovered that trusting the felt sense of the body, our ability to feel, explore and stay connected to ourselves can be a powerful helper in resolving issues, make decisions and feel safe and grounded in our lives.
Playful creativity: Creativity is our essence, although it is often deeply buried or feared. Creative expression can be a wonderful way to express meanings and feelings that just don’t fit into words. It can be a great opportunity to release tension and gain insights from symbolic images that emerge from our inner world.
Although often associated with children counselling art and play can be a powerful healing tool for adults too.
Women’s work:
Since the birth of my son, I started learning about the womb and the lower belly. Inspired by my own journey through pregnancy and motherhood, I have focused my work around supporting women with their fertility journey; both during pregnancy as a doula, and postnatally.
I offer women circles and abdominal massage and self-massage as a powerful tool for women to gain a better understanding and connection to themselves and their feminine power.
Talking and creative expression could be helpful when overcoming traumatic experiences linked to the womb. (abuse, pregnancy loss, fibroids, child loss, irregular periods, infertility, endometriosis and other conditions linked to pelvic congestion)
Qualifications and experience:
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
MA in Fine Arts
Holistic fertility expert
Abdominal sacral massage practitioner
ITEC Dip in Holistic massage
Thai Yoga massage practitioner, Level4
Doula&Birth preparation
Bioenergetics (Advanced trauma bodywork)
Yoga&Meditation teacher
Master in Usui and Karuna Reiki Healing system
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Yana Valcheva is a fully qualified counsellor based in the United Kingdom who combines creative expression with body-informed practices to support clients in navigating difficult experiences.
She has five years of experience in providing therapy services and offers counselling to adults and young people. Sessions with Yana are primarily client-led and often include creative techniques alongside attention to the wisdom of the body – drawing on practices such as dance, yoga, active meditation, bioenergetics and massage.
Yana works with a wide range of concerns, including relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and bereavement, parenting challenges, depression, addictions, intimacy-related issues, eating difficulties, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and work with LGBT and gay clients. She also offers women-focused support and fertility-related work.
She has experience supporting young clients with anxiety, pregnancy and child loss, infertility, depression, bereavement, self-harm and eating disorders. Her initial training is in fine art and theatre, and she has been on a personal journey of self-discovery for many years. Since 2001 she has worked as a holistic therapist and meditation teacher in Bulgaria, India, France and the UK.
Yana holds a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and an MA in Fine Arts. Her other qualifications include certification as a holistic fertility expert, abdominal sacral massage practitioner, ITEC diploma in holistic massage, Thai yoga massage practitioner (Level 4), doula and birth preparation training, advanced bioenergetics trauma bodywork training, yoga and meditation teacher training, and mastery in Usui and Karuna Reiki healing systems.
Inspired by her own experience of pregnancy and motherhood, Yana has developed a particular interest in the womb and lower belly. She supports women through the fertility journey, during pregnancy as a doula, and postnatally. She offers women circles and teaches abdominal massage and self-massage as ways to strengthen connection to the body and feminine power. Talking and creative expression are also used to help process traumatic experiences linked to the womb – for example abuse, pregnancy loss, fibroids, child loss, irregular periods, infertility, endometriosis and other conditions associated with pelvic congestion.
Her approach values trusting the felt sense of the body, and she aims to help clients access their own resources, discover new ways to overcome difficulties and build confidence in themselves.
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