Gorazd Valjavec, BACP
6 years in practice
Gorazd Valjavec is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other approaches to help people make sense of repeating problems.
License and registration
- BACP
- 140097 · expires December 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Gorazd
Gorazd Valjavec is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other approaches to help people make sense of repeating problems. He offers online sessions from the United Kingdom and works in English, Croatian, Slovenian and Serbian. Gorazd holds BACP accreditation and brings six years of practical experience to his work.
He aims to create a space where people feel heard and cared for. Sessions focus on understanding how past experiences affect today’s choices.
Background and approach
Gorazd listens closely and adapts each meeting to what a person needs in that moment. His practice blends different methods so the work can be practical and personal. That might include talking through relationship patterns, looking at attachment needs, or using mindfulness to manage stress and anxiety.
Creative tools such as storytelling, music or photography may also be invited when helpful. Gorazd commonly supports people facing depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, LGBT issues, parenting strain, compassion fatigue and anger. He also works with challenges like low self-esteem, career change, intimacy concerns and ADHD-related coping.
Additional focus areas include abandonment, body image and communication difficulties. Sessions are offered as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. People from outside the UK can also work with him.
To begin, a short questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to the therapist's availability. Gorazd approaches therapy with honesty and connection. He aims to help people build clearer understanding of themselves and the choices they make going forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gorazd lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gorazd names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and attachment work translates to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and shifting the emotional responses that keep people stuck. It helps with relationship patterns, intimacy worries and emotional distress by naming feelings and working through them in the session.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current reactions and expectations. This approach can help when patterns of avoidance, fear of abandonment or difficulty trusting others affect daily life and relationships.
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s pace and perspective at the centre of the work. The counsellor offers empathic listening and reflection so people can explore choices and develop clearer self-understanding.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as clients notice what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone conversations, live chat and text-based messaging to add practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work when showing emotion matters, phone sessions can be better when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimacy and relationship concerns, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD and self-esteem.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The practice is guided by Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ideas. Sessions aim to help people understand emotional patterns and how these shape present-day choices.
What experience does the counsellor have?
The therapist has six years of experience providing counselling and online support to people from varied backgrounds.
What credentials and location are noted?
Gorazd holds BACP accreditation and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Croatian, Slovenian and Serbian.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
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