About Stefan
Stefan Mihailov helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship struggles. He introduces a calm, steady presence and listens first. Stefan speaks English and Romanian and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Stefan trained with a Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling, awarded with distinction. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). He has four years of clinical experience in agency settings and in independent practice, offering online and in-person sessions.
How Stefan works
His practice blends person-centred listening with ideas drawn from psychodynamic thinking and emotion-focused work. Sessions invite straightforward conversation about feelings and patterns that are getting in the way of daily life. Stefan aims to help people notice repeated reactions, understand where they come from and try different ways of responding.
Common topics Stefan supports include relationship and family difficulties, coping with life changes, ADHD and attention issues, addictions, grief and sleep problems. He also works with anger, low self-esteem, career concerns and compassion fatigue, along with more specific challenges such as attachment and abandonment issues. When starting, Stefan focuses on what the client wants to achieve.
He uses a collaborative approach to agree on goals and practical next steps. Sessions are straightforward and action-oriented when needed, and reflective when people want to explore their past and emotions. People can expect a respectful, empathic space to talk through difficult moments.
Stefan aims to help clients feel heard, build clearer self-understanding and develop workable ways to cope and move forward.
Stefan lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Stefan works with
The areas below are the ones Stefan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Romanian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current emotional patterns. It helps with fear of closeness, abandonment worries and repeating relationship cycles by looking at how people respond to intimacy and support.Client-centred therapy places the client's experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is said and helps people find their own solutions to stress, low self-esteem and life changes.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) works with feelings in the moment to change how people relate to others. It is often used for relationship difficulties and for reducing anxiety that comes from stuck emotional responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and tailor the methods to the client's goals and preferences. This is a collaborative decision and may change over time as different issues come into focus.
Online therapy offers flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when helpful, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suits people who prefer shorter check-ins or cannot be on camera. These formats make it possible to fit therapy around work, family or travel while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
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