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Gorazd Valjavec

Gorazd Valjavec

Therapist · United Kingdom

Empathic integrative counselling for practical change

  • Integrative approach
  • Creative techniques
  • Supports life changes

About Gorazd

Gorazd Valjavec is a BACP counsellor who offers online sessions from the United Kingdom. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or who keep revisiting the same problems. He aims to create a straightforward, caring space where clients can reflect and decide what to do next.

His practice uses an integrative approach that draws on several methods to suit each person. Sessions begin with careful listening to understand your background and what matters now. This helps build a shared plan that looks at both past patterns and present choices.

Gorazd places value on empathy and connection. He believes people change when they feel understood and accepted, so he works to make sessions warm and genuine. He also encourages creative ways of working, such as storytelling, music, photography and dream work when these help the process.

Over six years of work, he has supported people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. He also helps with relationship and intimacy difficulties, addictions, ADHD, career concerns and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, body image, codependency and caregiver stress.

He offers therapy in English, Croatian, Slovenian and Serbian, and is open to working with international clients. Booking starts by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits your situation. Sessions are organised through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How his approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and reactions in adult life. Online work can help uncover attachment patterns and improve how people form and respond to emotional bonds. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work, relying on careful listening and empathy to help people make their own decisions and find self-acceptance.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that suit their goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can shift over time as new issues or priorities emerge.

The biography confirms online counselling is offered, but does not list specific formats, so please check the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a work break. They also make it possible to work with someone who speaks your language even if you live elsewhere. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt conversations and creative tools to an online setting so the sessions remain focused and practical.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesDepressionAddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Gorazd help with?

He works with a range of difficulties including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and relationship or intimacy issues. There is also focus on ADHD, career changes and other life transitions.

What is his therapeutic style?

Gorazd uses an integrative, client-centred style that values empathy and connection. He combines approaches to match what each person needs in the moment.

How much experience does he have?

He has six years of experience working as a counsellor and has developed ways of using creative tools alongside talk therapy.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with him in my language?

Sessions are offered in English, Croatian, Slovenian and Serbian, and he does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

The biography states he offers online counselling sessions. Please confirm the current session formats and scheduling options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Session cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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