Corina Valdano, HCPC

Corina Valdano is a counsellor with 27 years of experience who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, difficult relationships, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and life changes. She works in English and Spanish and is registered with the HCPC. Corina aims to create a calm space where people can speak openly and begin to make small, practical changes.

She draws on a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. In sessions she helps people notice patterns of thinking and behaviour, try new coping skills, and clarify what matters most to them. The focus is on clear, manageable steps rather than long explanations.

Corina has particular experience supporting people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, blended family challenges, body image concerns, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She also works with concerns linked to autism, avoidant or antisocial personality styles, and aspects of alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. Her practice acknowledges how multiple issues can occur together and affect daily life.

Her work is collaborative: she listens first, then suggests practical tools from different therapies based on what a person needs. Sessions aim to build strengths, reduce emotional distress, and help people move forward after setbacks. For those ready to begin, Corina guides each person through the initial steps at a pace that feels manageable.

Corina practises in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. She asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process and to schedule sessions according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online working

Corina often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values while managing difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress and life changes.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to try practical behavioural experiments that can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her work when relationship patterns and past losses affect current connections and emotional responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Corina listens to each person's goals and preferences, then suggests which methods to try first. She works collaboratively so people can adjust their plan as they learn what helps.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or offering options that suit quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to keep therapy consistent even when circumstances change.