Relationship Counsellor · Richmond

Real life.
Real talk.
Real change.

I'm Daniela. I'm a mother, I train, I juggle everything life throws at me — and I show up completely for yours. Warm enough to hold the pain. Direct enough to name it.

Daniela Marinova

"They leave looking like something finally got said."

Warm. Tender. Playful.
Blunt when it matters.
Therapy. But also deeply practical.
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I know what it feels like to not be heard.

I'm not the therapist
behind the notepad.
I'm in it with you.

I raise my children. I work full time. I train. I juggle everything — and I still show up completely for my clients. I'm not studying relationships from the outside. I've lived the inside of one that left me feeling unseen, unvalidated, and profoundly alone.

That experience is what brought me to this work. I know what it feels like when someone you love can't meet you. And I know exactly what it costs.

So when I sit with a couple, I'm not neutral. I'm human. And I will say the thing nobody else will say — with warmth, with care, and without flinching.

Systemic Approach Attachment Informed EFT Informed In-Person · Online Richmond Counselling

You don't have to be
in crisis to come.

I work with couples at every stage. And with individuals who are tired of repeating the same patterns in different relationships.

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Couples in Crisis

Something has broken — trust, connection, the sense that you're on the same team. You're not sure you can come back. But you're not ready to give up yet.

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Couples Who Want More

You're okay. But you know you're capable of so much more — more aliveness, more depth, more of each other. You want it back properly, not just on good days.

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Individuals Ready to Change

Same feelings, different person. You're done repeating the pattern. You want to understand your own relational blueprint — and actually change it.

If your brain works
differently
you'll feel at home here.

A lot of couples who find their way to me are neurodivergent — ADHD, autistic, or both. I don't think that's a coincidence.

I get it from the inside. I know what it's like when your nervous system runs the relationship before your words get a chance. When "absent" doesn't mean they don't love you. When "too much" doesn't mean broken.

I won't pathologise how you're wired. I'll help you both understand it, name it, and build something that actually works for the two of you.

Daniela Marinova

How I actually work.

Not a script. Not a formula. Just three honest things that happen in every session.

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I name what's in the room

The thing you both feel but nobody's saying — I'll say it. Not to shock you. Because you can't change what you can't see. And most couples can feel the truth before they can speak it.

02

I see your system, not your symptoms

You didn't fall into this dynamic. You built it together — unconsciously, understandably. I look at what's between you, not just what's wrong with you. Then we dismantle it together.

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You leave with something real

Every session moves between depth and practice. You'll understand the why — and leave knowing what to do differently. Not just insight. Actual tools for your actual life.

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Weekend Retreat

Two days.
A lifetime
of change.

Sometimes the deepest shifts happen when you step entirely out of your everyday life. My couples retreat is an intimate weekend — small group, real work, beautiful setting.

No scripts. No performances. Just two days of honest, guided, properly held space for you and your relationship.

Date and location coming soon. Register below to be first to know.

Register My Interest

Tell me a little
about you.

No right answers here. Just be honest. I'll read every single word and come back to you within 48 hours.

First, about you
What's going on?
How are things right now?
Okay Crisis
Practicalities

I respond to all enquiries within 48 hours.
Everything you share is completely confidential.

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Thank you for reaching out.

It takes something to take the first step. I've received your message and I'll be in touch within 48 hours to arrange a free conversation.

Be gentle with yourselves until then.