- Client-Centred
- CBT elements
- Solution-Focused
About Viktoria
Viktoria Kirilova is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years as a practising therapist. She works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, and with issues around self-esteem, relationships, addiction and identity.
Viktoria uses an integrative approach and adapts what happens in sessions to suit each person. She pays attention to the therapeutic relationship and explains things in straightforward terms. Sessions focus on helping people make sense of their feelings and identify practical steps they can try between meetings.
Her background includes work across the mental health field for over a decade before becoming a practising therapist. That wider experience informs how she responds to complex situations such as abuse, trauma and compassion fatigue. She also brings experience supporting people with grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, and problems tied to chronic illness.
In sessions she combines methods from client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas, along with solution-focused and trauma-informed approaches. Conversations can look at patterns of thought and behaviour, and at small, practical actions to test in daily life.
People who come to Viktoria often want clear, down-to-earth help with guilt, shame, attachment and relationship problems. She speaks English and Bulgarian and works with people exploring LGBT issues, ADHD, bipolar and other life changes. Before booking, check the current session options and practical arrangements.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs acceptance and space to talk through feelings like guilt or shame and to consider what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to test small behavioural experiments that can reduce anxiety or low mood. Motivational Interviewing helps people who feel stuck about change. It uses gentle questions to clarify a person’s reasons for change and to build confidence in taking steps forward. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Viktoria will discuss these methods with the person and together they will choose what fits best based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can change as work progresses. Confirm the concrete online session options before booking, as the profile does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break or offering sessions without video when bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals use these options to help people balance therapy with day-to-day commitments.Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Bulgarian
Frequently asked questions
What kind of concerns does she work with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues, plus areas such as addiction, grief and identity questions.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
She uses an integrative mix, combining client-centred listening with CBT ideas and solution-focused techniques to help people clarify feelings and try practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years as a practising therapist and more than a decade working in the wider mental health sector prior to that.
What credential and location are on record?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Bulgarian.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not currently accept international clients.
What are the session formats and cost model?
Session formats should be confirmed before booking as the profile does not specify them; costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.