Vania Piludu

Vania Piludu is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, anger and low self-esteem. She supports those dealing with depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and people navigating parenting and career pressures. Vania also works with clients affected by chronic illness, caregiver strain, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

She builds a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings. Conversations focus on what matters to the person and on practical steps that fit their life. Vania uses clear language and steady pacing so sessions feel manageable even when topics are hard.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy. She adapts these methods to each individual rather than following a single formula. This helps when problems involve mood swings, relationship patterns, or long-standing worries.

With 21 years of experience and HCPC registration, Vania brings clinical knowledge and steady experience to the room. She offers sessions in English and Italian and works with people across the UK and internationally. The aim is to help clients find clearer choices and more reliable coping tools for daily life.

To begin, she asks about current struggles and goals, then agrees a straightforward plan. People leave sessions with practical strategies to try between appointments and a shared sense of what to focus on next.

Online approaches and how they help

Vania commonly uses cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. CBT looks at unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and offers practical exercises to change them; it can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on values and actions, helping people notice difficult thoughts while moving towards what matters in life; this fits well for those coping with chronic conditions or repeated worry.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss options and work together with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals and preferences. That collaboration means plans can change as progress is made or new issues arise.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or offering a quieter setting when schedules are busy. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises for remote work, including guided skills practice, thought records and values-based planning, so people can try techniques between sessions.