Edgars Semenovs, BACP

Edgars Semenovs offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and life changes. He creates a warm, trauma-aware space where clients can work at their own pace. Sessions focus on practical steps and personal reflection to manage difficult feelings and rebuild everyday coping skills.

Edgars draws on approaches that centre the relationship and the person. He uses Client-Centred and Attachment-Based ideas to help people feel seen and understood. He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavioural experiments.

His interest in counselling grew from his own experiences with trauma and addiction. That personal history shaped his belief that people can recover when the right conditions are present. He aims to provide those conditions by offering steady attention, gentle challenge and practical tools.

Edgars has six years of professional experience and is a BACP member, which is listed as his credential. His background includes work in NHS staff counselling, mental health recovery services, hospitals and crisis teams, and with addiction-focused organisations. Regular personal practices such as yoga, meditation and Qigong also influence his work.

People come to him for a wide range of difficulties including grief, relationship and intimacy issues, caregiver stress, ageing and geriatric issues, eating concerns, bipolar mood difficulties and navigating separation. He encourages collaborative planning so each person leaves with clear steps to try between sessions.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Edgars often uses Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches. Client-Centred work means the counsellor listens closely and follows the person's pace, helping them feel understood before making changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers clear steps to test different ways of thinking and behaving.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then try methods together. Plans can change as learning happens, and the focus is on what helps the client in daily life.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving and travel, and can allow shorter check-ins or telephone conversations when that suits a person's routine. It also removes travel time and can help people keep therapy going when life is busy. Registered or accredited professionals adapt sessions to the person's needs and practical constraints, and will help plan a rhythm that fits into everyday life.