Counsellor profile
Edinson Zapata Castrillon, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and addictions
Continue with EdinsonWhere Edinson stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 393888
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment issues
- Mindfulness practice
- Emotion-focused work
About Edinson
Edinson Zapata Castrillon is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. He works with adults who face stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. He communicates in English and Spanish and accepts international clients.
Edinson believes people carry knowledge about their own lives and strengths. He asks questions that help clients notice patterns in how they relate to others. Sessions focus on practical next steps as well as understanding difficult feelings. He avoids jargon and aims for clear, everyday conversation.
His approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current bonds. He also uses client-centred and emotionally-focused ways of working to prioritise the person's immediate experience in the session. Mindfulness and existential themes appear when discussions turn to meaning, presence and personal values.
In practice Edinson helps people unpack people-pleasing, codependent patterns, and struggles with boundaries. He supports clients in naming painful emotions like shame, guilt or emptiness and in learning small skills to reduce distress. Work may include paced reflection, noticing bodily signals, and practising short exercises between sessions.
Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Edinson encourages clients to set the pace and to bring what feels most urgent. To start, clients follow the service process to complete a short questionnaire and arrange a first session.
How sessions work
How his therapeutic approaches translate to online work
This counsellor draws on attachment-based ideas to help people see how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach looks at connection, trust and how someone responds to closeness, which can be useful for struggles with codependency and people-pleasing.He also uses client-centred and emotionally-focused methods that centre the person's present experience. Client-centred work means the counsellor follows what the client brings and reflects it back. Emotionally-focused work helps name and work with strong feelings so they become easier to describe and manage.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The counsellor will discuss aims, test different ways of working, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients and the counsellor decide together which methods to emphasise as therapy progresses.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow a shorter check-in when needed. They also let people work with a therapist who speaks their language or who is based elsewhere, while arranging appointments around work or family commitments.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency and family of origin concerns.
What is his way of working in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and client-centred, with attention to emotions and relationships. Practical steps and short exercises between sessions are used when helpful.
How much experience does he have?
He has four years of professional experience working with adult clients. That experience covers both mood concerns and relationship-related issues.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the available session formats before booking by checking the online options. The profile does not list formats explicitly.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Check the service details for the current fee structure.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.