I’m Daniela. A mother, a therapist, a real person in the middle of real life. Warm enough to hold the pain. Direct enough to name it.
“They leave looking like something finally got said.”
I raise my children. I work full time. I train. I juggle everything — and I still show up completely for my clients. I’ve been practising since 2013 and I bring every year of that into the room.
I hold an MA in Integrative Psychotherapy from the University of Roehampton and an MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology from UCL and the Anna Freud Centre. I’m BACP Registered, COSRT Accredited (Level 5), and a BPS Member.
I’m not observing relationships from the outside. I’ve lived the inside of one that left me feeling unseen and profoundly alone. That’s what brought me to this work. And that’s what I bring to yours.
Whether you’re coming alone, as a couple, or as a family — there’s a space here for you.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 · 29 Google Reviews
“Since initially reaching out to Daniela for her counselling services, she has been super flexible and accommodating. Her insights and guidance have really helped us grow and develop as individuals, as well as within our relationship. If you’re looking for a really warm, welcoming and attentive therapist, we couldn’t recommend her enough.”
“Daniela was the only one who truly understood me. She helped me achieve breakthroughs I never thought were possible. I finally feel like I’ve found a therapist I can count on for life.”
“She goes above and beyond — checking in with me during the week when I’ve been at my lowest. She’s also kind, honest, and funny, which makes each session something I genuinely look forward to. I highly recommend her.”
“Daniela has been such a kind and helpful support for us. I am so glad to have found someone with her empathy but also knowledge and approach. Would highly recommend.”
“Daniela’s exceptionally warm, caring, and compassionate nature helped put me at ease. She has shown me extraordinary kindness, and I am very glad I reached out.”
“Daniela is very professional and has a warm personality that makes me feel very comfortable. I came out of the sessions richer in understanding my reactions.”
I work with adults, couples and families at every stage. People who are stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected — or simply know they’re capable of more.
A lot of people who find their way to me are neurodivergent — ADHD, autistic, or both. I get it from the inside. I won’t pathologise how you’re wired. I’ll help you understand it and build something that works.
“I work with a lot of neurodivergent couples. Not because I specialised — because they find me. Maybe because I get it.”
A raw, honest memoir and practical guide. 13 chapters. The book that begins where most therapy ends — in front of a mirror.
Book a session or a free 20-minute consultation. No pressure — just a conversation to see if we’re the right fit.
Whether you’re facing anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, a life transition, or simply a feeling that something needs to change — this is where we start.
Most people come with a feeling, not a diagnosis. That’s enough — we start there and figure the rest out together.
Sessions are 50 minutes (£75) and available Monday–Saturday, in-person in Richmond (TW9 & TW10) or online.
Understanding the connection between thoughts, feelings and behaviours — and learning practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns.
Exploring unconscious thoughts and feelings from past experiences to understand how they shape who you are today.
A non-judgmental, empathetic environment where you can explore your feelings and access your own solutions.
Exploring how patterns of relating repeat across relationships — and how awareness can foster deeper connection.
Trained at the Quest Institute with Trevor Silvester. Breaking through mental blocks using language, imagery and personal belief systems.
Confronting life’s big questions and understanding how early attachment shapes your adult relationships and sense of self.
Book a session or a free 20-minute consultation and we’ll figure it out together.
Which means you can build something entirely different. A warm, practical, deeply honest space for couples ready to truly change — not just cope.
Most couples counselling focuses on communication skills. Useful — but it rarely touches the deeper truth: that every couple unconsciously co-creates a system together. I look at what’s between you — not just what’s wrong with you.
Both of you built this. No villains — just patterns ready to change.
Individual wounds drive relational patterns. We work on both, always.
Every session moves between depth and practice. You leave with tools.
Some couples come for a handful of sessions. Some work with me for years. I meet you wherever you are.
A lot of couples who find their way to me are neurodivergent — ADHD, autistic, or both. I get it from the inside.
“When ‘absent’ doesn’t mean they don’t love you. When ‘too much’ doesn’t mean broken. That’s where we start.”
A structured programme for couples ready for deep transformation. This is one option — not the only one.
Before anything can change, it has to be seen. We map the system you’ve built together and trace its roots.
We interrupt the patterns and build the skills for a fundamentally different way of being together.
The shift has happened. Now we make it permanent.
Book a session, or get in touch if you’d like to find out more.
Family life is complex. Sometimes the patterns between you need a safe, neutral space to be named, understood and shifted.
Family counselling is for parents and children, siblings, or any family unit struggling to connect, communicate or navigate a difficult period together.
My approach is warm, direct and always focused on what the family needs — not on blame. Sessions available in Richmond (TW9 & TW10) or online. Parent-Child & Family sessions are 90 minutes (£180).
Book a session or a free consultation and we’ll figure out what would help most.
Sometimes the deepest shifts happen when you step entirely out of your everyday life. My couples retreat is an intimate weekend — small group, real work, beautiful countryside setting within an hour of London.
Complete this short form and we’ll be in touch as soon as retreat dates are confirmed.
We’ll be in touch as soon as dates are confirmed. Everything is confidential.
Thank you for registering your interest. You’ll be among the first to know when retreat dates are announced.
A raw, honest memoir and practical guide. Thirteen chapters of personal story, therapeutic insight and Mirror Method exercises. 117 pages. Warm, direct, and without flinching.
This book begins where most therapy ends — in front of a mirror.
Childhood, an angry father, a grandmother who drew flowers, and the mirror that witnessed it all.
Leaving home at eighteen with a suitcase. Seven hours on a train. The first taste of freedom.
Finding the Mirror Method. Learning, for the first time, to actually look.
Meeting the inner child. The imposter. The girl on the staircase clutching a toy.
The anger that was really grief. Abandoned. Rejected. Not loved.
The reckoning. The loneliness. Beginning again from the rubble.
The Mirror Method in practice. A woman sees all her parts for the first time.
A warm mother who hid in the kitchen. A grandfather who left the door open.
Who she is now. The letter to the little girl.
Diets, six marathons, and learning to accept a face that looks like his.
The love that undoes you. There will always be arms.
Music is power that I allowed to overpower me.
Two girls in the same storm. She is listening. And I am speaking.
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