Corina Valdano, HCPC
Compassionate Narrative-informed counsellor
Details
| Name | Corina Valdano |
|---|---|
| Credentials | HCPC |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | HCPC |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 27 |
About Corina
Corina Valdano is a counsellor who draws on Narrative approaches alongside other therapies to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and low self-esteem. She works in English and Spanish and has 27 years of experience in the United Kingdom. Corina is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC.
Her practice focuses on creating a straightforward space to talk about what is troubling you. Sessions aim to clarify patterns and stories you carry, and to find small, practical steps that make life more manageable.
Background and approach
Corina uses simple techniques from cognitive behavioural work and acceptance-based approaches where helpful. She has a long history of supporting people dealing with grief, abuse, body image concerns and major life transitions. Corina also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness, caregiving stress and challenges related to autism and neurodiversity.
Her experience includes complex presentations across many areas. In sessions she listens for the personal meanings behind difficulties and helps people rewrite distressing narratives into more workable stories. Conversations are collaborative and paced to the individual, with options to focus on values, coping skills or changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Corina offers therapy by video, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose what fits their life. She can work with international clients and adapts her approach to each person’s needs and goals.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Corina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Corina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Corina directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Corina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches for online therapy and how they help
Narrative work looks at the stories people hold about themselves and their lives. In online sessions this often means noticing repeated themes and gently testing new ways to tell a story that reduces shame or blame. It can help when identity, relationships or past events feel stuck.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult feelings remain. Online ACT sessions can teach practical strategies to notice thoughts, accept feelings and choose small value-driven steps.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns. Working through attachment themes online can help people understand long-standing reactions in relationships and try new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their problems, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or when writing helps process thoughts. Many registered or accredited professionals use these options to make therapy more accessible for varied schedules and locations.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include body image, grief, chronic illness, caregiving stress and attachment difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is Narrative-informed, which looks at the stories people tell about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to find practical steps and shift unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience working with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties. That background includes long-term work with complex and co-occurring concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
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