Eva Vass, BACP

Eva Vass offers attentive, person-centred therapy for people seeking to be truly heard and to make meaningful changes in how they relate to themselves and others. She recognises that well-meaning friends and family can offer advice or sympathy without creating the space for deeper listening, and she aims to provide an alternative - a steady presence that supports exploration of feelings, thoughts and the origins of recurring patterns. Her work supports clients who want greater self-acceptance, increased awareness and kinder ways of relating to themselves and their relationships.

Working predominantly from a person-centred stance, Eva responds from a place of empathy and presence, listening to understand rather than to reply. She practises with clear boundaries and mutual respect, prioritising the therapeutic relationship as the core vehicle for change. As an integrative counsellor she also draws on psychodynamic ideas when exploring life history and attachment patterns, and uses cognitive-behavioural techniques to help clients notice and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour when appropriate. Her style remains non-directive and collaborative, allowing the client to lead the pace and focus of sessions.

Eva holds a level 4 diploma in therapeutic counselling and is an individual member of BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - adhering to their Code of Ethics. She has completed workshops in safeguarding children and young people, LGBTQ terminology and pronouns, supporting young people with eating disorders, a certificate in online and telephone counselling, and a gender and sexuality workshop. She has worked with both young people and adults on issues including anxiety, depression, self-harm, low self-esteem, neurodiversity, suicidal ideation, transgender issues, childhood trauma, codependency, eating disorders and relationship difficulties.

Therapeutic approaches for online emotional and relational work

Eva integrates client-centred and attachment-based perspectives to help clients explore patterns in relationships and emotional responses. Client-centred therapy focuses on empathic listening and presence, allowing people to feel accepted and to develop self-compassion, which can be particularly helpful for issues like low self-esteem, grief and relationship concerns. Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current ways of relating, helping clients understand and shift recurring patterns in intimacy, abandonment fears and communication difficulties.

Eva also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) techniques when working with couples or individuals around emotional bonding and hurt. EFT helps people identify core emotions, communicate them more clearly, and create new, more secure ways of connecting. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - Eva works together with each person to decide which methods best match their goals, needs and preferences, and she adapts the work as understanding deepens.

Online therapy with Eva is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different lifestyles and time zones. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy around work or family commitments, and access registered professionals from outside one’s immediate area while still receiving focused, relationship-based support.