Constantino Costi, BACP

Constantino Costi offers a calm, respectful space for people feeling stuck or uncertain. He welcomes honest conversation and aims to reduce shame or judgement. If life feels heavy or confusing, he helps people talk it through step by step.

He describes a warm, empathetic style that focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client. That relationship is the starting point for exploring thoughts, feelings and reactions at a pace that feels safe. Mindfulness and coaching ideas are used alongside conversation to try new ways of responding to difficulties.

Constantino trained in humanistic integrative approaches and has worked in private practice for eight years. He also has experience with a mental health charity where he supported short-term work using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, commonly called CBT. This experience informs how he plans sessions and sets realistic goals.

People often come for help with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma and low self-esteem, and he lists a wider range of concerns he has supported. He invites clients to look at past patterns, the present moment, and small steps that might change how they cope going forward.

Sessions aim to be practical and grounded. Constantino emphasises listening first, then helping people try different approaches to find what fits. He works with both people new to counselling and those who have previous experience.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavioural experiments to reduce symptoms like worry and avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to patterns formed in close relationships and how these patterns affect current reactions and intimacy issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then suggest which methods to try. Clients and therapist make those decisions together, and approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the session formats before booking as the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often use the same therapeutic techniques online as in person, with adaptations so exercises and homework suit remote meetings.