Counsellor profile
Daniela Schirmer, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
Continue with DanielaWhere Daniela stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 411923
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT techniques
About Daniela
Daniela Schirmer is a BACP counsellor with six years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, stress and anxiety, addictions, and codependency among other concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Daniela uses a relational, integrative approach. She pays attention to how people relate to others and how that shows up in the room. Conversations cover feelings, patterns and what gets in the way of clear communication.
She draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds shape current relationships. Client-Centred methods keep the work focused on the person’s own priorities and experience. Cognitive Behavioural techniques are used when practical steps and clearer patterns are helpful.
In practice she combines talking with other ways of working, including process-oriented and movement- or art-based elements when these fit. The aim is to notice repeated patterns, test small changes, and build clearer boundaries and choices.
Daniela has worked in private practice and online settings. She supports people facing life transitions, relational conflict, coping after loss, and stress from caring roles. If someone wants to address people-pleasing, codependent patterns, or trouble saying no, she offers a relational space to test different responses and learn new habits.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online counselling and how they help
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating that began in early relationships. It looks at how those patterns show up now in partnerships and friendships and helps people try new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy keeps the emphasis on the person's own concerns and experience, offering space to identify what matters and to set goals based on those priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours; it can help with anxiety, low mood, and changing unhelpful coping habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Daniela will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. She may combine elements from different approaches as the work evolves, and she discusses options so the person can be involved in decisions about how they want to work.
Session formats are not listed explicitly in the biography, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also help when someone prefers not to be on camera or needs a lower-bandwidth option. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use these practical benefits to keep therapy manageable alongside daily life.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Daniela help with?
She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, stress, anxiety, addictions, codependency and related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a relational, integrative style that focuses on how people relate to others and on practical patterns in daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working in private practice and online settings.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.