About Dina
Dina Villanueva helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and big life changes. She explains things in plain language and listens without judgement. Dina aims to make it easier to talk about what feels hard and to take small steps forward.
Dina practises in a warm, person-centred way that focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client. She treats each person as a whole and works at a pace they choose.
How Dina works
Sessions can include talking about current problems and how past experiences connect to present feelings. She has five years of professional experience in mental health services and worked directly in counselling for three of those years. Her background gives her practical knowledge of common emotional struggles and everyday pressures.
Dina may draw on solution-focused ideas to help people identify workable steps. She may also use psychodynamic thinking to look at how early experiences affect feelings now. Each session is shaped around what the individual wants to address and how they prefer to work.
People often come for support with abandonment and attachment worries, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and women’s issues. Dina offers flexible session formats to fit different needs and will discuss what might suit each person best.
What Dina works with
The areas below are the ones Dina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Danish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Dina’s approaches translate to online therapy
Dina commonly uses person-centred counselling which focuses on being listened to and understood. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to talk through emotions and life problems. She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify small, achievable steps that bring quick relief and clearer direction.Choosing a therapeutic approach is collaborative. Dina will talk with the person about their goals, preferences and how they respond to different ways of working. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as work progresses so the approach fits the person’s needs.
Online sessions can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different situations. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can suit shorter check-ins or when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and messaging let people write when it is easier to express themselves or to fit a session into a busy day. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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