Dagmar Salamonova-Clark, BACP

Dagmar Salamonova-Clark is a BACP counsellor who helps people manage issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and stress related to health and long-term conditions. She speaks English, Czech and Slovak and brings 14 years of experience to her work. Her approach is grounded in empathy and practical support for everyday challenges.

She uses a mixture of evidence-based methods to suit each person. Sessions aim to increase self-awareness, reduce distressing symptoms, and build coping strategies for life changes. Dagmar encourages clients to identify realistic goals and to try manageable steps between sessions.

Her background includes study in psychology and post-graduate training in psychological therapies. She has worked in the NHS, university counselling services, employee assistance programmes and private practice. This range of experience informs a pragmatic style that balances understanding with practical tools.

In sessions she pays attention to how past attachment patterns shape current relationships and how thoughts and behaviours maintain problems. She also draws on mindful and body-aware practices when these fit the client's needs. The work is described in simple terms and focused on what will make daily life feel better.

People interested in working together start with an initial match and can expect a collaborative, respectful process. The counsellor aims to support clients as they navigate difficult emotions, chronic health concerns, and changes in their lives.

How therapeutic approaches shape online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice painful thoughts and feelings without fighting them, and to commit to actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, depression and coping with long-term health issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and trying small experiments to change them; it is useful for phobias, insomnia, low mood and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people develop different ways of relating and feeling safe in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to current problems, goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. Sessions are collaborative and may combine elements from different approaches to fit what helps most in practice.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify formats here. Online therapy can make scheduling easier, help fit sessions around work or care duties, and reduce travel time. It also allows for shorter check-ins or longer therapy blocks depending on what suits the person. Registered or accredited professionals offer online options that aim to make therapy work within a client's daily life rather than adding burden.