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Corina Valdano

Corina Valdano, HCPC

United Kingdom

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Counsellor - Young adult issues and anxiety

  • ACT and CBT
  • Emotion regulation
  • Values based goals

About Corina

Corina Valdano is a HCPC-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 27 years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns and coping with life changes. Corina offers sessions in English and Spanish and accepts international clients.

She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to help people manage intense feelings and difficult patterns. Corina focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Conversations aim to clarify what matters to each person and to build small, manageable changes.

Her background includes a master's degree in Third Generation Therapies and many years working with a broad range of issues. Corina also addresses concerns linked to attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She can talk through both immediate symptoms and longer standing relational patterns.

Sessions typically explore current problems, identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and practise alternative ways of coping. She draws on client-centred skills to keep sessions grounded in the person's experience. People often work on emotion regulation, values-based goals and practical experiments between meetings.

Practical details are handled through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session using the See online therapy options button.

How Corina uses core approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take committed steps towards those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when young adults feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about life direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to reframe thinking and test out new behaviours. It is often used for anxiety, stress and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and can be useful when relationship difficulties or attachment concerns cause distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Corina will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adapt sessions as the relationship develops. That means trying practical tools, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the focus together rather than sticking to one fixed method.

Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into study or work schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when days are busy. It also makes it possible to work with a therapist in another country. Registered or accredited professionals can use these ways of working to support emotion regulation, values-based goals and behaviour experiments in day-to-day life.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

27+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Corina blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred skills to focus on practical steps and clearer values.

How much experience does she have?

She has 27 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.

Is she registered and where is she based?

She is registered with the HCPC and practises from the United Kingdom.

Can she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Does she see clients outside the UK?

She accepts international clients.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a session with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

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