Tracey Simeonova, BACP

Tracey Simeonova is an online person-centred therapist who has supported adults and teenagers for more than 15 years across a variety of settings, including charities, the NHS, international schools in Asia and the Middle East, and private practice. She has also taught trainee counsellors on an integrative counselling degree programme, bringing practice and teaching experience together to inform her work.

Working primarily online, Tracey draws on a wide range of therapeutic tools and methods while grounding the work in a person-centred stance. Her practice emphasises compassion, empathy, transparency and an unconditional acceptance of the whole person, creating a space where difficult thoughts, feelings and behaviours can be explored without judgement. She holds BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Tracey specialises in relational concerns, whether that means the relationship a client has with themselves or with others. She supports people dealing with issues around self-worth, shame, identity and body image, as well as unhelpful relationship patterns and intimacy-related stresses. She also works with the impact of loss - from the end of a relationship, the passing of a loved one, life transitions or the experience of losing a sense of self - and with challenges such as trauma, addiction, parenting strains and compassion fatigue. Her approach aims to help clients process what is happening for them and move toward clearer, more manageable ways of living.

How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Tracey works from a person-centred foundation while integrating other approaches to meet each client’s needs. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on offering empathy, acceptance and understanding so clients can explore their own values and decisions; it is helpful for shame, self-worth and identity concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape expectations and emotional responses - this approach can be useful for people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues and repeating relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combines acceptance strategies with values-based action, helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward a life they value, which can support work with anxiety, depression and coping with change.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process and Tracey approaches this collaboratively. She will work with clients to identify goals, explore what feels most useful and adapt methods as the work progresses, honouring individual preferences and circumstances.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from different locations. For many people, this range of options helps maintain continuity of care and makes regular therapy more attainable while still working with registered professionals and experienced therapists.