Counsellor - Silvina
Profile
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB)
- Integrative Counsellor (Person-Centred, Psychodynamic)
- Registered Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Adults (18+)
- Presentation specialisms: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma (including abuse), Identity Issues, Relationship Challenges, Cultural Transition, Self-esteem, Grief and Loss, Women’s Issues, Financial Abuse Recovery, Stress Management
- Appointments available: Monday to Friday (daytime and evenings), Saturday mornings
- Session formats: Face to Face, Online (Zoom, Microsoft Teams)
- Languages spoken: English, Spanish
About Silvina
Silvina is a warm, compassionate, integrative counsellor dedicated to creating a safe, non-judgemental space where clients can explore their inner world at their own pace. She brings honesty, patience, and genuine care to every therapeutic relationship, meeting clients human-to-human with openness and respect. Many people say they quickly feel safe with Silvina, and this sense of safety becomes the foundation for meaningful therapeutic work.
Silvina’s approach is deeply personal and integrative, weaving together mind, body, and spirit to help clients reconnect with parts of themselves that may have been overlooked, silenced, or forgotten. She believes that healing is not about ‘fixing’ — because you are not broken — but about gently uncovering the wisdom you already carry, even when it feels distant.
As a Latin American who grew up in Argentina, Silvina has valuable lived experience and professional expertise working with Latin American communities in the UK. She understands the profound challenges of identity loss and cultural transition that can come with moving to a new country, and she helps clients navigate these experiences so they can better integrate into a culturally different society while maintaining a connection to their heritage.
Therapeutic Approach
Silvina’s integrative approach draws from multiple therapeutic modalities, allowing her to tailor her work to each client’s unique needs, preferences, and goals. This flexibility ensures that therapy is truly client-centred and responsive to what will work best for each individual.
Person-Centred Approach
At the heart of Silvina’s practice is a person-centred foundation. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients are valued and understood exactly as they are. Silvina provides warmth, empathy, and unconditional positive regard, empowering clients to explore their experiences, discover their own insights, and make meaningful changes at a pace that feels right for them. This approach is particularly important when working with survivors of abuse, offering them the safety and empathy they may not have previously experienced.
Psychodynamic
Silvina integrates psychodynamic principles to help clients develop a deeper understanding of how their past experiences have shaped them and how they relate to the world and others. This approach explores unconscious patterns and defences that may have developed as protective mechanisms but which might now be causing difficulties. By bringing these patterns into conscious awareness within the safety of the therapeutic relationship, clients can understand themselves more deeply and make different choices.
Psychodynamic work can be particularly valuable for exploring recurring patterns in relationships, understanding strong emotional reactions, and making sense of how early experiences shape our internal world and sense of self.
Trauma-Informed Practice
Silvina has extensive experience working with survivors of domestic, sexual, and psychological abuse, helping them overcome past and present traumas. She understands how trauma can manifest in different ways and is sensitive to how it may appear in the therapeutic relationship. Silvina creates a safe, predictable, and empowering therapeutic environment where clients can process difficult experiences at their own pace, with careful attention to emotional safety and the development of coping resources.
What Silvina Can Help With
Silvina has experience supporting clients with a wide range of presenting difficulties, including:
Anxiety and Stress: Managing worry, overwhelm, overthinking, and the physical symptoms of anxiety
Depression and Low Mood: Working through feelings of hopelessness, lack of motivation, and emotional numbness
Trauma and Abuse: Processing past traumatic experiences, including domestic, sexual, and psychological abuse
Financial Abuse Recovery: Supporting vulnerable clients who are struggling with financial abuse by family members or are victims of scams, helping them overcome the trauma that financial exploitation causes
Cultural Transition and Identity Issues: Helping clients experiencing identity loss after moving to the UK, supporting them to transition and better integrate into a culturally different society
Self-esteem and Self-worth: Building confidence, challenging negative self-beliefs, and developing self-compassion
Relationship Challenges: Exploring difficulties in personal, family, romantic, or professional relationships
Life Transitions: Navigating major life changes, uncertainty, and shifts in sense of self
Grief and Loss: Processing bereavement, separation, and other significant losses
Women’s Issues: Supporting women through gender-specific challenges and experiences
Work-related Stress: Managing workplace pressures, burnout, and career-related difficulties
Experience and Background
Silvina has particularly valuable experience working with vulnerable, where she has helped individuals struggling with abuse.
Her own transformative experience of counselling was life-changing in overcoming several personal challenges. This insider’s perspective on what makes therapy truly helpful informs her practice today. Silvina finds it profoundly meaningful when she helps clients find clarity and make the changes needed to improve their lives. She embraces diversity and works with people from all walks of life.
As a bilingual counsellor, Silvina is fluent in Spanish and feels comfortable working professionally in both English and Spanish, making her services accessible to Spanish-speaking clients who may feel more comfortable expressing themselves in their native language.
Personal Qualities and Values
Silvina brings warmth, friendliness, patience, and a nurturing presence into the therapy room. She’s not here to analyse clients from a distance — she meets people human-to-human, with openness and genuine care. Clients often tell her they feel safe quickly, and that safety becomes the foundation for the work they do together.
Silvina’s work is grounded in intuition and a belief in each person’s capacity to grow. She honours the courage it takes to seek support and the vulnerability involved in opening up to another person. Her intention is to walk alongside clients, offering steadiness when things feel uncertain and celebrating their growth as they rediscover their voice, their truth, and their sense of belonging in the world.
Silvina receives regular clinical supervision to ensure she maintains the highest standards of ethical practice and continues to develop her skills. She is committed to creating an inclusive therapeutic space that welcomes people from all backgrounds, identities, and life experiences.
More Info
Location: Stevenage & Letchworth:
- Online (nationwide)
- Great Ashby (5 minutes by car)
- Graveley (6 minutes by car)
- Aston (8 minutes by car)
- Knebworth (8 minutes by car)
- Walkern (9 minutes by car)
- Little Wymondley (10 minutes by car)
- St Ippolyts (11 minutes by car)
- Hitchin (12 minutes by car)
- Codicote (14 minutes by car)
Types of Sessions
- Online (Zoom, Microsoft Teams)
- Face to Face
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Availability
- Daytime: Monday to Friday
- Evening: Monday to Friday
- Saturday: Morning
Professional Membership
- National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Therapeutic Approach & Training
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB)
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Areas of Counselling Offered
- Anxiety and Depression, including panic, worry, and low mood
- Trauma and Abuse, using trauma-informed approaches
- Financial Abuse Recovery, supporting victims of financial exploitation and scams
- Cultural Transition and Identity Issues, particularly for Latin American communities in the UK
- Life Transitions and Significant Changes
- Relationship Issues and Interpersonal Challenges
- Bereavement and Grief, supporting clients through loss
- Self-esteem and Confidence concerns
- Stress Management and overwhelm
- Women’s Issues and gender-related concerns
- Personal Growth and Self-Discovery
- Listing ID: 1232
- Type of Support: Counselling
- Types of Counselling: Adults (18+)
- Type of Session: In Person, Online (Via Zoom & Skype), Phone
- Availability: Daytime, Evening