Life can throw up a great deal of difficulties and emotional struggles, and it can be beneficial to take the time to make sense of these in a safe and supportive space. The therapeutic relationship is a space in which to better understand your suffering, to understand its origins and what keeps it going, whilst bolstering your resilience and personal strengths. I believe that the key to successful therapy is a collaborative and trusting relationship, where you feel understood and are given the space to work towards your personal solutions. Time will be spent reviewing what is working well and what is getting in the way of us making progress.

The therapeutic process encourages us to see ourselves as an active participate in our lives and empower you to learn new skills and ways of coping, harnessing your potential to create change. We will work together to establish your goals and values, with the aim of using them to make committed actions to moving towards a more fulfilling life.

I completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Canterbury Christchurch in 2017, having studied psychology since 2007. I have worked within the NHS since 2012 in various settings, including community mental health teams, inpatient services, and forensic secure services.

I am committed to supporting individuals to foster a more positive and compassionate narrative about their experiences and struggles and to strive for a healthy meaningful life.

I work with clients offering both brief and longer term therapy in a warm and supportive space in which to explore recent or more long-standing emotional suffering.

I do believe that through the establishment of a therapeutic relationship based on trust and genuineness we can work collaboratively focusing on the difficulties with which you are struggling at this specific moment and the changes you wish to make.

By assuming an attitude of curiosity, we will not only look at how your difficulties developed, but mainly at what maintains them, exploring and creating more helpful strategies and ways of living more meaningfully.

My choice to become a psychologist was influenced by a passion for the helping professions and an attitude of enquiring, which helped me to develop a critical way of thinking and questioning throughout my career.

After obtaining the Chartered Status as a Psychologist in Italy in 2004 I had the opportunity to work in different mental health services.

I also attended numerous courses to enhance my psychological knowledge and expertise, including a 3-year PGdiploma in group psychotherapy at the Middlesex University in London, 2-year PGdiploma in systemic thinking and practice accredited by AFT (Association of Family Therapy) and numerous cognitive behavioural therapy courses for specific disorders.

I offer short and long-term online therapy to adults. I like to work flexibly, integrating different strategies from a range of therapeutic models, to enable a collaborative and adaptable approach which can be tailored to your therapeutic goals and needs. I have a particular interest in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). I use supervision and attend regularly workshops, trainings and conferences.

I offer a very active form of therapy. It’s not simply talking about your problems and feelings. We will work together as a team, we will explore your difficulties and I will help you to be the person you want to be and make positive changes in your life sharing with you new skills to handle difficult thoughts and feelings more effectively.

How might therapy help?

I will help you by: * Providing a safe space to reflect and get in touch with your emotions. * Bringing out your strengths. * Developing new coping skills. * Supporting you setting new goals and planning for the future. * Finding long-term solutions and avoiding short- term fixes. * Developing resilience (to bounce back from adversity and lead a fulfilling life) …. and more

My aim is to help you to live a fulfilling life while coping with life challenges.

I am a passionate (HCPC* registered) Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of experience in providing psychological support to adults suffering from low mood, stress and anxiety. I offer online therapy as a private practice and I work part time in the NHS where I am the Clinical Lead of a Long Term Conditions Psychological Service. There I provide psychological treatment to patients with diabetes, respiratory conditions and heart disease supporting them coping with their health conditions and other life stressors.

As you may guess from my name I am Italian. I am a very empathetic clinician, and I am passionate about connecting with people. I help them embrace life unexpeted changes and challenges, providing them with tools to navigate the storms that they are facing and thrive.

I am passionate about emotional well-being and good mental health.
The patient’s personal experience is at the core of my work and the therapeutic intervention will be tailored to the patient’s needs.

I aim to support patients in identifying their goals, exploring their strengths and resources and developing coping strategies to improve the quality of their life and fulfill their potential.

I completed my Clinical Doctorate in Italy in 2006. I worked in a secondary mental health care setting supporting families and children victim of abuse, before moving to the UK. I completed a MSc in Applied Psychology at UEL- University of East London, while gaining experience working with children and adolescent with challenging and emotional behaviours and mental health difficulties. Over the years, I have worked within a variety of community services supporting individuals with enduring and complex mental health needs, refugees and asylum seekers, homeless and rough sleepers. I have been involved in numerous projects aimed at increasing access to psychological therapies and enhancing people’s wellbeing. In 2010 I joined the NHS as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner first and a CBT therapist after completing my training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the Royal Holloway University. I have attended numerous trainings over the years and specialised in other therapy modalities to broaden the therapeutic skills I can use in the psychological treatment.