Yana Kambites, BACP

Yana Kambites is a counsellor who works from Transactional Analysis to help people make different choices in how they relate and respond. She uses this approach to help clients understand why they react in certain ways and to find more helpful responses in the here and now. Yana aims to create a calm, approachable space where people can speak honestly about what is worrying them.

She has four years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Relationship concerns, anger and intimacy-related issues are also areas she commonly addresses. Yana is comfortable working with topics such as grief, trauma and abuse, as well as practical life challenges like career changes and sleep difficulties.

Her practice also covers a wider range of personal struggles. These include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, feelings of emptiness, and loneliness. She can also help with jealousy, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity and money or fertility worries.

Yana offers sessions in English and Bulgarian and holds BACP as her stated credential. She provides a friendly, non-judgemental space and encourages clients to move at a pace that feels manageable. The first steps often involve exploring current patterns and deciding on small, achievable changes to try between sessions.

To begin, Yana asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom and the model of working focuses on supporting people to make practical changes in everyday life.

Transactional Analysis and online counselling

Transactional Analysis looks at the ways people speak and respond to one another and the roles they adopt in relationships. Online work can use TA to notice interaction patterns, rehearse new responses and practice different ways of communicating. This approach can help with relationship difficulties, jealousy, attachment issues and everyday reactions to stress and anger.

Another useful focus is exploring emotional triggers and practical coping steps. In this work the counsellor helps identify early warning signs, try short experiments between sessions and refine what feels helpful. That makes sessions pragmatic and action-oriented while still allowing space to talk about difficult feelings.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss what matters to the client and adjust methods as therapy progresses. Together they decide which ideas to focus on so sessions match the client's goals and preferences.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins as needed. It also makes it possible to access a therapist who speaks English or Bulgarian without changing location.