Hendrina Sterling Rodriguez, NCPS

Hendrina Sterling Rodriguez is a bilingual psychotherapist and counsellor with more than 10 years of clinical experience working across the NHS and in private practice. She combines a counselling-led, practical style with trauma-informed training to support people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, mood difficulties, grief, and major life changes.

Hendrina holds NCPS credential and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional - Level II (CCTP-II), a qualification that reflects advanced training in approaches to working with trauma. She is also a trained Clinical Hypnotherapist and was recognised in 2024/25 as Online Therapist of the Year for South West England, an award that highlights her commitment to thoughtful, ethical, and effective online care.

Her work is present-focused and collaborative, drawing on core counselling skills alongside CBT-informed techniques and relationship-focused tools, including principles informed by Gottman work. Hendrina offers skills-based, solution-oriented support aimed at reducing overwhelm, clarifying goals, and enabling manageable change in day-to-day life. She supports a wide range of concerns including burnout, coping, parenting, ADHD, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and issues related to identity and relationships.

To ensure the best fit for clients, she maintains clear boundaries about the scope of work offered in online settings - she does not provide intensive psychodynamic therapy, long-term trauma processing, or deep childhood trauma work on this platform. Instead she focuses on grounded, structured, and supportive counselling that provides clarity, consistency, and practical tools for moving forward. Hendrina welcomes enquiries from people who seek collaborative, respectful therapeutic support and those exploring whether her approach suits their needs.

Therapeutic Approaches Guiding Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that align with personal values. It is useful for managing anxiety, overwhelm, and life transitions by building psychological flexibility and practical coping habits.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns influence present feelings and behaviours. It supports people working through abandonment, trust, and intimacy concerns by strengthening relational understanding and emotional connection.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured techniques to identify and shift patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to distress. It is often applied to anxiety, low mood, and stress to develop clearer problem-solving skills and day-to-day coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Hendrina collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting direction as therapy progresses so the client feels involved and respected in planning their care.

Online therapy with Hendrina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to sustain regular sessions, access support from different locations, and continue therapeutic work in ways that suit each person's life and pace.