Counsellor profile
Cristina Lorefice, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with CristinaWhere Cristina stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 73478
- Experience
- 16 years
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Codependency concerns
- Mindfulness and CBT
- English and Italian
About Cristina
Cristina Lorefice is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 16 years of professional experience. She works with people who struggle with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship problems, eating concerns and depression. Cristina also supports people facing codependency, abandonment issues, body image worries and the impact of caring for others.
Cristina’s sessions focus on clear, practical conversation. She listens to what is causing strain and helps people identify small, workable changes. Conversations look at thoughts, behaviours and how relationships influence day-to-day life. Mindfulness exercises and cognitive strategies are used when they help reduce worry and reactivity.
Her style draws on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques alongside existential ideas about meaning and choice. Imago-based ideas are used when people want to look at recurring patterns in close relationships. The emphasis is on noticing what keeps someone stuck and trying steps that change it.
People can expect straightforward discussion of habits, boundary-setting and communication. Cristina uses short practical exercises and reflective conversation between sessions when those fit the person’s needs. She explains interventions in plain language and checks in about what is helpful as therapy progresses.
Cristina speaks English and Italian. She has worked with people dealing with addiction, domestic violence, bereavement, caregiver stress and illness-related challenges. Before booking, clients are asked to confirm current session options and any format preferences.
How sessions work
Approaches used and how online sessions work
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. It uses steps to test unhelpful thinking and to build different behaviours, which can help with anxiety, low mood and eating concerns.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s perspective and the relationship in the room. It involves reflecting what matters most to the client and supporting clearer decision making about boundaries and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan if something does not help.
Confirm the session formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows continued work for international clients who want to keep momentum while away from home.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Italian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, eating concerns, self-esteem and depression, plus related issues such as codependency and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical, drawing on client-centred approaches, CBT, existential ideas and mindfulness practices to address thinking patterns and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including addiction, domestic violence and eating-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.