Dina Villanueva , BACP

Dina Villanueva is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and major life changes. She also offers support around abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, guilt and loneliness. Dina writes plainly and listens with care to understand what matters most to each person.

Dina describes her style as warm, non-judgemental and caring. She focuses on building a strong working relationship and moves at a pace that feels comfortable for the client. Sessions aim to make practical sense of upsetting feelings and to find ways to cope that fit everyday life.

Her counselling draws primarily on a person-centred and relational approach. That means the connection between counsellor and client is central and people are treated as whole individuals. She also uses ideas from solution-focused work to set clear goals and from psychodynamic thinking to consider how past experiences shape current patterns.

Dina has five years of experience in mental health services, including three years providing counselling to adults and young people. She works flexibly and can adapt session style to suit different needs and situations. Sessions are offered in English and Danish.

People connect with Dina when they want steady support through change. She aims to help clients understand their difficulties and build realistic ways to feel more capable and balanced over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life

Dina uses a person-centred approach which focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client. This approach helps people feel heard and understood, and it can be useful when dealing with anxiety, grief or low self-esteem. She also draws on solution-focused techniques that concentrate on practical steps and short-term goals to help with immediate problems and life changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dina will work with each person to identify aims and try methods that match their needs and preferences. If something isn’t helping, she will discuss alternatives and make adjustments together.

Online counselling is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to suit different schedules and styles. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a break, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging works for shorter or ongoing reflections. These options make it easier to arrange sessions around work, caregiving or medical appointments while still getting regular therapeutic support.