Valentina Mengarelli
Warm counsellor focusing on stress and wellbeing
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About Valentina
Valentina Mengarelli is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with BACP registration and five years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or sleep problems. Valentina speaks English, Spanish and Italian, and she accepts international clients.
Her way of working is warm and respectful. She listens first and adapts conversations to each person’s needs. Sessions are collaborative - she supports people to set practical goals and to notice small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Valentina uses client-centred approaches and mindfulness to help people manage difficult feelings. She helps people build confidence, improve sleep routines, and cope with life changes. Practical steps and gentle reflection are combined in sessions so people can try things between meetings.
She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related matters, parenting challenges, grief, addiction concerns, anger and career stress. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, codependency, caregiving strain, and separation or divorce. Valentina frames these topics without judgement and works at a pace that suits each person.
If someone is unsure what to expect, she offers a straightforward first conversation to clarify goals and how she can help. The emphasis is on making therapy usable for everyday life and on supporting steady progress.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 400017
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Italian
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Valentina's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Valentina works with
Everything Valentina lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Valentina lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Valentina works online
Mindfulness Therapy includes simple awareness and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management. It encourages noticing body sensations and thoughts without harsh self-criticism, which can help with anxiety and anger management.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then together they will decide which methods to try and when to adjust them.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the original biography does not list formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, remove travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It also makes it possible to work with a counsellor who speaks English, Spanish or Italian even if they are not local. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt exercises and home practices for remote sessions so people can try techniques between meetings.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low mood and self-esteem, along with relationship and intimacy-related issues and addictions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative, with mindfulness techniques used to help people become more aware of their thoughts and feelings.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional experience supporting people through a range of life stresses and mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish and Italian.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are costs managed?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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