Vania Piludu, HCPC

Vania Piludu helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression and relationship difficulties. She also supports people facing grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting concerns, career changes and bipolar-related challenges. Vania works in English and Italian and has 21 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the HCPC. Vania creates a calm space for people to talk about difficult feelings. She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on what matters now and what a person wants to change. Her approach combines a number of well known methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot thinking patterns that keep problems going. She also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas to help people feel heard and understood. Vania has a long history of working with complex emotional issues and long-term difficulties. Over two decades she has supported people dealing with chronic health problems, caregiving stress, and the emotional effects of trauma and loss. She aims for clear, manageable strategies that fit everyday life. Taking the first step can feel hard. Vania helps people set realistic goals and works at a steady pace. She encourages small practical changes and checks in about what is working as therapy progresses.

Approaches used in online work and what they do

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and problems that come back again and again.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting thought and behaviour patterns that keep difficulties going. It offers practical exercises and small experiments to change those patterns and ease symptoms such as anxiety or sleep problems.

Attachment-Based ideas and a Client-Centred stance mean sessions aim to be warm and non-judgemental. These approaches help people feel listened to and build a clearer sense of what they need from relationships and support.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then agree a plan together. That plan can combine methods and will be reviewed as therapy progresses to make sure it fits the client's needs.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people join from different locations, which can help those living abroad, while still working with a registered HCPC professional in the United Kingdom.