Hendrina Sterling Rodriguez , NCPS

Hendrina Sterling Rodríguez is a bilingual psychotherapist and counsellor with more than 10 years of experience working across the NHS and in private practice. She holds NCPS and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional - Level II (CCTP-II), a credential that indicates specialist training in trauma-informed practice, and she is also a trained clinical hypnotherapist. In 2024/25 she was recognised as Online Therapist of the Year for South West England, an acknowledgement of her commitment to ethical, thoughtful, and effective therapeutic support.

Her practice on the platform is counselling-led, practical, and focused on the present, designed to help people feel supported, understood, and empowered in daily life. She works collaboratively and respectfully, drawing on core counselling skills alongside CBT-informed strategies and relationship-focused tools that include Gottman-informed principles. Hendrina supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, burnout, communication difficulties, relationship issues, life transitions, and grief.

To clarify fit, Hendrina does not provide intensive psychodynamic therapy, long-term trauma processing, or deep childhood trauma work on this platform. Instead she concentrates on supportive talk therapy, skills-based work, and solution-focused strategies that help clients clarify goals, reduce overwhelm, and make manageable changes in the present. She maintains this boundary intentionally to offer consistent attention and clear structure, and she supports clients who may be seeking a different therapeutic focus to find an appropriate match.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, while guiding action toward what matters most. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and situations where values-driven change is the goal.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and connection. It can be helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment or attachment issues, and challenges with intimacy or trust.

Hendrina works collaboratively with each person to determine which approach or combination of approaches fits best. She and the client consider needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods as progress is made, so the therapeutic plan evolves in partnership rather than being fixed from the start.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging allow therapy to fit around work, family, and travel. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from different locations, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working toward personal goals.