- Trauma-informed approach
- Relational focus
- English and Portuguese
About Daniela
Daniela Schirmer is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns and codependency. She also supports those dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, sleeping and eating issues, and changes at work or home. Daniela aims to create a warm and respectful environment for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
She uses an integrative, trauma-informed approach and draws on several therapeutic models. Sessions focus on what is happening inside the person and in their relationships. Daniela pays close attention to how people relate to others and to the therapy process itself.
Practical tools and reflective conversation sit side by side in her work. Cognitive behavioural ideas help with unhelpful thinking and coping skills. Attachment and emotionally focused methods look at patterns in close relationships and how to make those connections more secure.
Daniela has six years of experience working in private practice and online settings. She adapts methods to fit each person’s needs rather than applying a fixed plan. This flexible way of working makes it easier to address complex or overlapping concerns such as grief alongside anxiety or codependency alongside relationship problems.
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she works with people in the United Kingdom. Her style is calm and relational, aiming to be steady and compassionate while people work through difficult feelings and practical life decisions.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Daniela often uses attachment-based ideas, client-centred ways of working and cognitive behavioural techniques in sessions. Attachment-based work explores how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people notice and change repeating cycles. Client-centred therapy focuses on being listened to and understood, offering a calm space where the person sets the pace and topic. Cognitive behavioural work introduces practical strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Daniela collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as therapy progresses to keep it useful and relevant.
Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer to be in a familiar setting or need to schedule around work or family commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can help decide how to structure sessions so they work alongside daily routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Daniela help with?
She supports people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns and codependency, plus anxiety, stress, addictions, sleep and eating problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is relational and trauma-informed, combining practical tools with reflective conversation to address both feelings and relationship patterns.
What experience does she have in this work?
Daniela has six years of clinical experience working in private practice and online settings with individuals and couples.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in the United Kingdom.
How are fees and payments arranged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.