Valda works with individuals, couples, and groups. Creating a safe environment, where individual and cultural differences are valued and confidentiality is taken seriously, is central to her approach.

She is a registered clinical psychologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience.



Valda�s therapeutic style follows an integrative approach, drawing from diverse theories according to each client� needs or preferences. These include: schema therapy, IFS, cognitive-behavioural, mindfulness, solution focused, client-centred, psychodrama, and psychodynamic approaches.

Valda has a special interest in relationship counselling and extensive experience working with couples in distress, including same-sex couples and cross-cultural relationships. Her areas of expertise include relationship conflict, sexuality issues, affairs or other breaches of trust, porn overuse and other compulsive behaviours, narcissism, stress, anger management, trauma, and grief.