Hendrina Sterling Rodriguez , NCPS

Hendrina Sterling Rodriguez is a bilingual psychotherapist and counsellor with more than 10 years of clinical experience in both NHS settings and private practice. She holds NCPS and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional - Level II (CCTP-II); 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 and considered online therapeutic work.

Her practice is counselling-led, practical, and present-focused, with an emphasis on helping people feel understood, supported, and better able to manage everyday challenges. She blends core counselling skills with CBT-informed techniques and relationship-focused tools, including principles informed by the Gottman approach, to address stress, anxiety, burnout, communication difficulties, and life transitions. She also works with issues such as trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and family concerns, ADHD, and a wide range of relationship and attachment difficulties.

Hendrina maintains clear clinical boundaries about the scope of her online work. She does not offer intensive psychodynamic therapy, long-term trauma processing, or deep childhood trauma work within her online practice structure. Instead she focuses on supportive talk therapy, skills-based methods, and solution-oriented strategies designed to clarify goals, reduce overwhelm, and enable manageable change in the present.

She works collaboratively and respectfully with clients, helping them build coping skills and practical plans tailored to individual circumstances. Hendrina accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English and Spanish, aiming to provide consistent, grounded support for people seeking structured, goal-oriented counselling.

Therapeutic approaches for online support and relationships

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical strategies to change behaviours and emotional responses. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing overwhelming emotions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns influence present-day connections and emotional needs. This approach supports people working through attachment issues, abandonment, trust and communication problems within close relationships.

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of the work, offering empathic listening and collaborative goal-setting so individuals can discover their own solutions and build self-directed change.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Hendrina works together with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts methods so the chosen approach fits the person’s situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - allowing continuity of care across different schedules and locations. For many people, remote sessions make it easier to access regular support, integrate skills into daily life, and maintain therapeutic momentum with licensed professionals and therapists.