Edinson Zapata Castrillon, BACP

Edinson Zapata Castrillon is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. He speaks English and Spanish and brings four years of professional experience to his work. He encourages people to recognise their strengths and to take small steps toward change. Signing up for therapy can feel hard, and he acknowledges that first step as meaningful. In sessions he adopts a person-centred stance that keeps the client's experience central. He uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Emotionally-focused techniques help people name and sit with difficult emotions. He also draws on existential and mindfulness approaches to help people find meaning and build new ways of coping. He aims for straightforward, conversational sessions. People can expect to talk about specific difficulties and try practical ways to respond differently. He pays attention to patterns such as abandonment fears, communication problems, codependency, dissociation and issues with control or body image. Edinson has worked with people dealing with substance use and with those recovering from domestic violence and family-of-origin difficulties. He also supports people who struggle with guilt, shame or a sense of emptiness. If someone is unsure how to begin, Edinson invites them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session. The counsellor uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and connections. Online work can use this approach to map relationship patterns, recognise triggers and practise new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience and supports them to find their own solutions through empathic listening and gentle reflection. This approach helps when someone needs a safe space to think things through. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify, name and process strong emotions so they can move forward with clearer emotional responses. EFT can be used to address longstanding emotional pain and to build emotional awareness. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. That means trying things, checking in and adjusting the plan together rather than promising a single fixed method. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example they can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins at a lunchtime break, or be chosen when camera-free options are preferred. The practical benefit is being able to schedule therapy around everyday commitments while working through issues such as anxiety, addictions and patterns rooted in attachment history.