Ylenia Ceccarelli , NCPS

Ylenia Ceccarelli is a relationship counsellor who blends emotionally focused work with attachment and client-centred approaches. She speaks English and Italian and aims to help people understand patterns that affect their relationships and wellbeing.

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside attachment-informed ideas to help people name and process strong emotions. Sessions focus on what happens between people - the patterns, the unmet needs and the ways those patterns repeat.

Ylenia trained in psychosocial studies and completed a Level 5 Diploma in Relationship Counselling. She is a member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society - NCPS. Before specialising in relationships, she volunteered as a Samaritans leader, offering emotional support to others.

In practice she helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also offers support around family and parenting concerns, and works with people on topics such as attachment, abandonment, body image, communication problems, infidelity and immigration issues.

Her sessions are collaborative and tailored. People can expect straightforward conversation about feelings, relationship patterns and practical ways to change unhelpful cycles. Ylenia aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where people can make sense of their experiences and try out different ways of relating.

Attachment and Emotion-Focused Work Online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name painful emotions that come up in relationships, so they can reconnect and change unhelpful cycles. It is often used for relationship and intimacy-related issues and for people trying to manage strong feelings in close connections.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape how someone relates now. It focuses on identifying recurring patterns of seeking or avoiding closeness and helps people try new ways of reaching out and responding to others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ylenia will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. This is a collaborative process aimed at matching practical tools to the issues a person brings to therapy.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or movement is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.