Dina Villanueva, BACP

Dina Villanueva is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who holds the BACP credential (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), reflecting her professional training and membership in a recognised UK body. With five years of experience in mental health services and three years focused on counselling adults and young people, she brings steady experience to work with common life challenges such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and low self-esteem.

Dina is described as warm, non-judgemental and caring, and she prioritises the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. Her primary orientation is person-centred and relational, which means she listens attentively and seeks to see each person as a whole. She also draws on solution-focused ideas to identify practical steps forward and psychodynamic perspectives to explore how past experiences may influence present feelings and patterns.

She works at a pace guided by the client and offers flexible arrangements to suit individual needs and circumstances. Dina works in English and Danish and gives particular attention to issues such as abandonment and attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and women's issues, helping people find better ways of coping with life changes.

Practical therapy approaches adapted for online work

Dina commonly uses person-centred and relational work, which focuses on creating a respectful, empathic space where the therapist listens and helps the client make sense of their experience; this approach supports people coping with stress, low self-esteem and life transitions. She also draws on solution-focused techniques that help identify concrete steps and small changes to move forward, useful for tackling immediate problems like anxiety or communication difficulties. Additionally, she may incorporate psychodynamic ideas to explore how past relationships and early experiences influence current patterns and emotions, which can be helpful when addressing attachment, abandonment concerns or recurrent relationship issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Dina works collaboratively with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She tailors sessions so the chosen techniques feel practical and relevant to each person.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, allowing clients to access registered professionals from home or other convenient locations. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care when schedules or circumstances change.