Gabriela Mikitova, NCPS

Gabriela Mikitova is a counsellor with nine years of experience in independent practice and school settings. She offers individual support for adults, children and teenagers. Gabriela holds NCPS, which reflects her recognised credential in counselling practice.

Gabriela focuses on everyday problems that can feel overwhelming. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, sleep disturbance and anger. Relationship difficulties, parenting strain, intimacy issues and family conflict are also part of her work.

Her approach draws on several well-known methods, mixing them to suit the person in front of her. She uses client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness practices and elements of psychodynamic and solution-focused work. Sessions aim to be practical and grounded in what a person needs now.

Gabriela aims to make sessions simple and non-judgemental. She creates space for people to speak openly and to make small changes that add up. The tone is direct and caring rather than overly clinical.

People also bring concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, career stress, financial worries and questions about life purpose or multicultural pressures. Gabriela offers conversations that attend to those issues while keeping goals clear and manageable.

How Gabriela's approaches work online

Client-centred work puts the person's experience first and focuses on listening and understanding. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings, relationship worries or parenting strain without judgement.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems and low mood because it offers concrete strategies to try between sessions.

Mindfulness-based techniques help people notice their thoughts and bodily reactions in a calmer way. These practices can reduce rumination, ease stress and support better sleep by teaching short, practical exercises to use during the day.

Deciding which approach to follow is part of the work. Gabriela will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose methods that suit the individual rather than using a single fixed model.

If you are considering online work, please confirm the available session formats before booking. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed and making it simpler to attend from different locations. It can also let people use exercises and mindfulness practices in the moments they occur, so skills transfer directly into everyday life.