Counsellor profile
Luisa Passalacqua, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 405555
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred sessions
- CBT and DBT methods
About Luisa
Luisa Passalacqua is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 12 years of experience. She helps people who are wrestling with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, stress and issues connected to family of origin and parenting. She also works with concerns like trauma and abuse, addictions, sleeping problems and difficulties with intimacy.
She draws on approaches that focus on relationships and how past patterns affect present life. In sessions she encourages clear thinking about difficult emotions and repetitive behaviours. That can mean looking at how attachment patterns influence responses to conflict and closeness.
Luisa uses client-centred methods to keep discussions straightforward and practical. She will listen, reflect what she hears and help people notice small changes they can try between sessions. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when helpful to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice different ways of coping.
Over twelve years she has worked with people facing career stress, burnout and compassion fatigue as well as those dealing with bipolar symptoms and co-morbidity. She also supports people concerned about control issues, codependency and problems with communication in families.
Sessions can be conducted in English, French or Italian. International clients are accepted. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the site's booking flow.
How sessions work
How Luisa's approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape the way people respond to closeness and conflict. It helps when issues repeat across different relationships and when someone struggles with trust or abandonment feelings. Client-centred therapy emphasises listening and reflecting back what a person says so they can find their own direction; this method is helpful for people who need a straightforward, non-directive place to talk. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety and improve sleep or mood.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then test techniques together. This collaborative process means methods can be adjusted as needs change.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around work or family time and reducing travel. If you want to proceed, confirm the session formats available before booking since options are not specified here. Registered or accredited professionals offer online sessions that can make it easier to follow up between meetings and to practise strategies in everyday settings without needing to attend in person.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Italian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, addictions and related concerns such as codependency and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses relationship-focused approaches and client-centred techniques, with practical CBT and DBT tools added when needed to manage emotions and change patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, French and Italian.
Does she work with international clients?
Yes, international clients are accepted.
How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; the exact price will be shown during the booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an initial 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.