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Luisvet Barragans Villarroel

Therapist or counsellor · United Kingdom

Luisvet Barragans Villarroel

BACP

BACP counsellor - life purpose and relationships

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Experience
3 years
Based in
United Kingdom
Sessions
Online
Languages
English, Spanish
  • Parenting support
  • Career and direction
  • Mindfulness and CBT

About Luisvet

Luisvet Barragans Villarroel is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of experience. She focuses on life purpose concerns alongside parenting, career doubts, stress and anxiety, and issues such as trauma, eating difficulties and low self-esteem. Luisvet works in English and Spanish and helps people who feel stuck or unsure about next steps.

Her style is client-centred. She listens first and helps people name what matters most to them. Sessions are practical and conversational. She uses questions and reflections to help people notice patterns in their feelings and choices.

Luisvet draws on a mix of approaches. She may use cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thinking patterns and small behaviour changes. She also works from psychodynamic ideas to consider early relationships and how they affect current choices. Mindfulness and existential perspectives inform discussions about meaning and everyday focus.

People who bring family of origin challenges, attachment worries, blended family issues, caregiver stress or fertility concerns find these topics are often covered. She also supports those dealing with separation, domestic violence aftermath, addiction, and eating or body image problems.

Sessions aim to identify manageable next steps rather than promise a single outcome. Luisvet asks about practical goals, then helps build ways to move toward them. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.

Registration on record

BACP
United Kingdom · 410324

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Parenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Credentials

BACP · United Kingdom

Languages

English, Spanish

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting. It helps people talk through what matters and decide on small, practical steps to try between sessions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and actions. It offers tools to test unhelpful thoughts and practise different behaviours, which is useful for anxiety, stress and career decisions.

Existential Therapy involves talking about meaning and choices. It supports people questioning life direction or feeling empty after major changes.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences, then agree together which methods to try. That collaborative process may change over time as needs become clearer.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make regular check-ins easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter focused reviews when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people choose sessions that suit their energy levels, for example a brief phone check-in or a longer video conversation, depending on what the counsellor offers.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she take on?

She works with parenting challenges, career and life purpose questions, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, eating and body image problems, ADHD and related family issues.

How would she approach someone feeling stuck in life?

She uses a client-centred style, listening first and then offering practical steps. Techniques from CBT, psychodynamic thinking and mindfulness may be used to clarify options and small changes.

What is her professional background?

She has three years of experience working as a counsellor and holds BACP as her listed credential.

Where is she based and how is she registered?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with BACP as provided in her profile.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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