Daniela Schirmer

Daniela Schirmer is a BACP therapist who helps people manage anger, anxiety and relationship problems. She offers a calm, respectful space to talk through stress, grief, addiction concerns and life changes. Her aim is to help people feel understood and to find practical ways forward.

She works relationally, paying attention to what happens inside a person and between people in their relationships. This means she notices patterns in how someone connects, withdraws or reacts, and uses that information to guide the work. Sessions draw on different approaches so each plan is fitted to what the person needs most.

Her practice blends attachment-based thinking with client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural tools. That mix supports people who struggle with anger, intimacy problems, self-esteem or coping with trauma and loss. Daniela also brings ideas from emotionally-focused and existential perspectives to help uncover meaning and stronger emotional bonds.

With six years of experience, she has worked in private practice and online settings supporting individuals and couples through communication breakdown, separation, and chronic stress. She aims to make therapy practical and grounded, with clear steps to try between sessions.

Sessions are friendly and straightforward. Daniela encourages honest conversation, small experiments, and steady progress. She speaks English and Portuguese and works from the United Kingdom as a BACP professional.

How Daniela's approaches work online

Daniela uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and connection patterns. This approach helps when anger or distance show up in close relationships and when people want more secure ways of relating.

She also works in a client-centred way, offering a listening, non-judgemental space where people can make sense of their experience at their own pace. That approach supports people who feel overwhelmed, ashamed or unsure where to begin.

Additionally she draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and to try small experiments that change how someone responds to stress or anger. CBT tools are useful for sleep problems, anxiety and mood shifts.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Daniela will discuss options with each person and agree together which methods to try based on needs, goals and preferences. The plan can change as therapy progresses and new issues emerge.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and travel, and it can allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Talk with Daniela about practical arrangements so sessions suit everyday life.