About Stilyana
Stilyana Massey offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or low mood. She explains things plainly and helps clients take small steps toward feeling steadier. Stilyana speaks English and Bulgarian and works from the United Kingdom.
She holds BACP registration - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and has four years of professional experience. Stilyana uses straightforward conversations to understand what is causing distress.
How Stilyana works
She adapts sessions to each person and focuses on what matters to them right now. That could be coping with a life change, dealing with panic, or finding ways to feel more confident in daily life. Her approach combines person-centred listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and short-term, goal-focused techniques.
Sessions often involve spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioural changes between appointments. She also draws on solution-focused ideas to build on what already helps the client. People also come to Stilyana for issues such as body image, attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver strain, chronic health challenges, relationship communication problems, or feelings of guilt and isolation.
She can support those facing pregnancy and childbirth related concerns and the emotional impact of divorce or separation. Stilyana aims to create a warm, respectful space and works at a steady pace. She collaborates with each person to shape a plan that fits their goals and everyday life.
Taking the first step can feel hard and she offers practical, compassionate support along the way.
Stilyana lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Stilyana works with
The areas below are the ones Stilyana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Bulgarian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Stilyana blends talking and practical tools online
Stilyana works using client-centred therapy which focuses on listening carefully to each person and following their pace. This approach helps clients feel heard and guides the sessions around what matters most to them.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small experiments or behavioural changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.
Solution-focused therapy is another part of her toolkit and concentrates on practical steps and existing strengths. It is useful when someone wants brief, goal-oriented work to move past a specific problem.
Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist will talk through options and agree a plan based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences. That way the work stays relevant and flexible as progress is made.
Online appointments are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls are good for a fuller conversation, phone sessions can work when less bandwidth is available, and messaging suits short check-ins or quieter days. These options give practical flexibility for people juggling work, family or health concerns.
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