Ylenia Ceccarelli

Relationship counsellor for trust and connection

NCPS United Kingdom

Experience: 3 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Intimacy-related issues
Approaches: Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, Italian

About Ylenia

Ylenia Ceccarelli works with people who want clearer communication and stronger relationships. She is a relationship counsellor who focuses on helping individuals and couples manage stress, anxiety and intimacy issues while rebuilding trust and connection.

Background and approach

Ylenia trained in psychosocial studies and psychodynamic counselling and holds a Level 5 Diploma in Relationship Counselling. She is a member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, NCPS.

Her background includes volunteering as a Samaritans leader, where she gained experience offering emotional support in difficult moments. Her practice pays attention to patterns between people.

She uses Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help clients recognise repeating dynamics and the feelings behind them. The Gottman Method also shapes her work when focusing on communication and repairing trust.

Sessions are tailored to the person or couple. Ylenia helps with issues such as depression, coping with life changes, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, and a wide range of relationship difficulties including infidelity, separation and blended family tensions.

She offers therapy in English and Italian and works online using video, phone, live chat and text. Ylenia draws on practical tools and simple conversations to help people take clearer next steps and build more reliable ways of relating.

How relational approaches work online

Emotionally Focused Therapy helps people identify and express the feelings beneath relationship tension. It supports repairing emotional bonds and reducing repeated cycles of hurt. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape adult relationships and helps people understand and change those patterns for closer bonds.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The counsellor will work together with the client to choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences. Sessions can blend techniques so the work stays practical and relevant to everyday situations.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Video calls offer face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or suit people with limited bandwidth. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins, practical problem solving and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives, while keeping the focus on relationship repair and practical change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, parenting and family concerns, plus specific topics like infidelity, abandonment and attachment issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her work draws on Emotionally Focused Therapy, attachment-based ideas and the Gottman Method to focus on emotions, patterns and improving communication in relationships.

What experience does she bring?

She has three years of clinical experience and prior voluntary work as a Samaritans leader providing emotional support.

What credentials and location are shown?

She is registered with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, NCPS, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Italian.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients in the United Kingdom.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issues Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issues Body image Communication problems Control issues Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame Immigration issues Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Money and financial issues Multicultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsSelf-love Sexuality Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centred TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Registered with

NCPS

Languages

English, Italian