Hello, I’m Gergana. I have extensive experience in helping clients with existential and relationship issues, career difficulties and depression. I have spent the most recent years focussing on researching creative arts interventions and working with clients from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, using creative psychotherapy and emotion focused talking therapy. It is my deeply held belief that when offered a warm, caring, and non-judgemental environment we all have the capacity for growth, healing, and emotional wellbeing. It is my calling to be of help to those experiencing emotional distress, for whatever reason. I can support you in finding different ways to express, explore, and understand how you feel. I will be guided by what you need from a therapeutic relationship, and I will respond with care, kindness and creativity. I can offer support in helping you explore what feels important or perhaps challenging for you and your relationships. At the heart of healing is the knowledge and awareness of yourself and others and ways in which you can offer yourself a safe reflexive space for understanding and expressing your emotions. If this combination meets your needs then I look forward to hearing from you.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Multicultural concerns, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #380197
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Gergana Ganeva. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Dr. Ganeva never ceases to amaze me in the ways she participates during the session.
I have been to a few therapists during my lifetime but I doubt I have ever had a therapist that would just let me talk about anything I wanted to see where my headspace is and to then add little notices and anecdotes regarding the place my mind may currently be - at least I feel that this is how she is operating with me - and it always feels right and always inspires to go down a new mental path or perhaps to re-explore a previous path again but in a different light/angle.
The comfort and ease created by the style of conversation had has left me with no noticeable drawback or holding back in any part of our conversations, even when the topics themselves became less comfortable to myself due to past experiences or my personal relationship with the topic, the conversation itself never would feel like it is going astray, the feeling of safety and just the right amount of guidance never wavers.
I recall from the beginning of our first session that Dr. Ganeva said she would like to know what style of support I would prefer - be it direct, more subtle, exploratory - these are my recitings of them, not her own words but basically it was a very open offering to say what I feel would work best for me and I feel although I may have picked one way or the other, over time our conversations have naturally drifted to an ideal fit for me to be perfectly aligned between comfort, progress, understanding and being understood, and most of all never feeling out of control or caught off-guard.
The way Dr. Ganeva knows to structure her replies - and this is only occurring to me after going through the conversations we have had in my head again - is absolutely astonishing - I, obviously, cannot say this for certain but it feels to me as if she understands my current situation, mood, and position of mental availability from so many angles and through the tiniest of behaviors I display during our sessions, as if I were the most open book in the world - now, I do not try to hide things of myself intentionally but we all have those moments in which we're not entirely honest and I feel that she is ever aware of it when it happens.
TL;DR: One of the most empathetic, understanding, mentally flexible, gentle guiding therapists I have ever had the pleasure of being a patient of - not only does she take the time to allow me to express my needs - she also understands them when not expressed and adapts to every situation as needed for my feeling of safety, understanding, and to drive the conversation forward at the possible pace.
Written on Dec 10, 2024 after therapy with Gergana for 1 month on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and self esteem
Amazing, guided therapist with great wisdom
Written on Oct 31, 2024 after therapy with Gergana for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
Dr. Ganeva is supportive and has been a pleasure to connect with. I would highly recommend her to others.
Written on Jul 02, 2024 after therapy with Gergana for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Dr Genava is amazing and exactly what I was looking for on a therapist
Written on Jun 09, 2024 after therapy with Gergana for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, parenting issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Very concise in helping me to both reflect on my life, and rediscover my internal core values and measure them up against a long-term relationship injury. Also provided a safe space to deeply consider new roads vs the ones I had established over 26 years with my current partner and supporting me through my redevelopment of love in ways that hope to prevent future crisis.
Written on Apr 21, 2024 after therapy with Gergana for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coaching
Over the past three sessions with Dr. Ganeva, I have experienced a profound sense of relief and progress in confronting my vulnerabilities. From the outset, Dr. Ganeva exudes a warmth and empathy that instantly puts me at ease, creating an environment where I feel safe to explore my emotions and challenges.
One of Dr. Ganeva's most remarkable qualities is her ability to actively listen without judgment. She doesn't just hear my words; she truly understands the underlying emotions and experiences behind them. This level of understanding has allowed me to open up in ways I never thought possible, breaking down barriers that I had previously struggled to overcome.
Moreover, Dr. Ganeva possesses a remarkable knack for asking insightful questions that prompt deep introspection. Through her guidance, I have been able to gain a better understanding of myself, my thought patterns, and the root causes of my vulnerabilities. Each session feels like a journey of self-discovery, with Dr. Ganeva as my trusted guide.
Written on Mar 30, 2024 after therapy with Gergana for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching