Daniela SchirmerBACP

Daniela Schirmer is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing relationship strain, anxiety, grief and the emotional demands that come with pregnancy and childbirth. She offers a calm, respectful space to talk through what feels overwhelming. Her approach aims to help people feel understood and find practical steps forward.

With six years' experience, Daniela draws on several therapeutic styles to match each person's needs. She pays attention to patterns in relationships and how they affect day-to-day life. Sessions focus on clear, manageable goals alongside reflecting on emotions and history.

Daniela works relationally, noticing what happens between people as well as inside them. This means conversations look at connection, communication and how past experiences shape present responses. She uses this perspective to help people improve intimacy, manage conflict and rebuild trust.

Her practice includes elements from attachment-based work, client-centred ways of relating, cognitive behavioural strategies and emotionally focused ideas. These are combined in different ways depending on what helps a person make progress. She also integrates creative and embodied ideas when they suit the client.

People come to Daniela for many concerns: trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anger, eating and sleeping problems, addictions, chronic illness adjustment, and issues around commitment or infidelity. The aim is to make therapy a practical partnership where clarity and gradual change are the outcome.

How Daniela's approaches translate to online work

Daniela blends attachment-based ideas and client-centred practice to help people understand relationship patterns and feel genuinely heard. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current responses and can help with intimacy, separation worries and bonding challenges. Client-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting; it aims to create a steady, empathic relationship where clients can explore difficult feelings and make their own choices.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to build practical skills for anxiety, mood or sleep problems. CBT helps break down unhelpful thinking and supports small, testable changes in behaviour that ease stress and improve daily routines.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Daniela works collaboratively to decide what feels most useful for each person, adjusting methods as progress happens and goals shift.

Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around appointments, rest needs, or childcare, and can allow shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling. Talk with the therapist when arranging your first session to choose a format that suits your day-to-day life and goals.