Gorazd Valjavec, BACP

Gorazd Valjavec is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people find clearer ways forward. He offers a thoughtful, person-centred style that aims to make people feel heard and understood before change is asked of them.

He works in an integrative way, drawing on attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused methods alongside mindfulness and existential perspectives. That mix is used to suit the person in front of him rather than to follow one fixed model. Sessions often look at how past relationships shape current choices and feelings.

Gorazd has six years' experience and works with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT matters, parenting pressures, caregiver stress and ageing and geriatric issues. He also supports people dealing with trauma, attachment wounds, low self-esteem and life changes.

In sessions he listens closely and adapts what he does to each person's needs. He encourages creative ways of working when useful, such as storytelling, photography, music and reflecting on dreams. The aim is greater self-knowledge and more helpful decisions for the future.

Gorazd offers counselling in English and also speaks Croatian, Slovenian and Serbian. He practises from the United Kingdom and accepts international clients; people are asked to use the site's Start Therapy button to complete a short questionnaire and arrange sessions.

How Gorazd’s approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape emotions and expectations in later life. Online sessions can look at current relationship patterns and help people notice and change unhelpful cycles. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centres on identifying, naming and working with strong feelings in the room; this helps with intimacy issues, grief and relationship distress. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the work, with the therapist offering empathy and acceptance while the client finds their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Gorazd aims to collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best, based on their goals, history and preferences. That means trying things out together and adjusting when needed rather than committing to a single route from the start.

The practical benefits of online counselling often include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week, less travel time and the ability to see a therapist while living in a different country. The biography states he offers online counselling, but it does not list specific formats here, so confirm session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can use online work to offer regular check-ins, deeper reflective sessions and creative exercises such as discussing stories, photos or music during appointments, all designed to fit into everyday life rather than demand large extra commitments.