About Ylenia
Ylenia Ceccarelli is a relationship counsellor who blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with systemic and attachment-based ideas. She aims to help people improve communication, rebuild trust, and feel more connected in their relationships. Ylenia works in both English and Italian and brings a calm, straightforward manner to sessions.
She trained in psychosocial studies and completed a Level 5 Diploma in Relationship Counselling, a CPCAB-accredited programme taught by Relate. Ylenia is an accredited member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, NCPS.
Background and approach
Her background also includes work as a Samaritans volunteer leader, where she supported people in emotional crisis. Typical areas she addresses include anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps people facing life changes such as separation, relocation or becoming a parent.
Relationship-focused topics covered include communication problems, trust and healing after betrayal, infidelity, and recurring conflict cycles. Ylenia works with issues connected to attachment and abandonment, and with people affected by autism or Asperger syndrome. She also offers support around blended family challenges, fatherhood issues, body image, guilt and shame, and immigration-related stress.
Her sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns, name the emotions involved and practise different ways of connecting. She takes a tailored approach and adjusts the work to each person’s needs and goals. Prospective clients can proceed via the site's matching process to schedule a session according to availability.
What Ylenia works with
Everything Ylenia lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Ylenia is listed here; the rest shows what else Ylenia works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Ylenia lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Ylenia uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work through strong emotions that affect their relationships. EFT concentrates on emotional bonds and is helpful for reconnecting partners and for individuals who struggle with intimacy or chronic distress.She also draws on Attachment-Based and client-centred ideas. Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they show up now, helping people change how they relate. Client-centred work prioritises the person's experience and pace, with the counsellor listening and reflecting rather than directing the session.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Ylenia will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person's needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts the work as those needs change over time.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people who prefer to speak from a familiar setting or who need a quieter schedule slot, and it supports continuing work through life transitions without requiring in-person visits.
Questions people ask about Ylenia
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem issues, plus many relationship and intimacy-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
The approach combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment ideas and client-centred listening to identify patterns and process emotions.
What experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working in relationship counselling and has volunteered as a Samaritans leader supporting people in distress.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is a member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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