Luisa Passalacqua, BACP
Warm counsellor using practical therapy methods
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- Client-centred approach
- Attachment focus
- CBT tools
About Luisa
Luisa Passalacqua is a counsellor who combines client-centred work with practical strategies. She holds BACP registration and brings 12 years of experience helping people through difficult life moments. She speaks English, French and Italian and works from the United Kingdom.
Luisa focuses on common but painful problems such as anxiety, depression and burnout. She also supports people facing family conflict, grief, relationship strain and intimacy concerns. Other areas she helps with include sleep problems, anger, addiction and career challenges.
Her style is straightforward and warm. Sessions aim to give people space to talk, notice patterns and try small changes that make day-to-day life easier. Luisa uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to help with thoughts, feelings and relationships.
She has particular experience with issues connected to abandonment, attachment difficulties and family of origin problems. She also works with people coping with ageing questions, blended family dynamics and codependency. Her approach blends practical tools with time to reflect on meaning and values.
Luisa encourages people to take the first step at their own pace. She supports collaborative planning so sessions match each person’s goals. The aim is clearer thinking and more manageable steps forward, whatever the immediate concern.
Luisa focuses on common but painful problems such as anxiety, depression and burnout. She also supports people facing family conflict, grief, relationship strain and intimacy concerns. Other areas she helps with include sleep problems, anger, addiction and career challenges.
Her style is straightforward and warm. Sessions aim to give people space to talk, notice patterns and try small changes that make day-to-day life easier. Luisa uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to help with thoughts, feelings and relationships.
She has particular experience with issues connected to abandonment, attachment difficulties and family of origin problems. She also works with people coping with ageing questions, blended family dynamics and codependency. Her approach blends practical tools with time to reflect on meaning and values.
Luisa encourages people to take the first step at their own pace. She supports collaborative planning so sessions match each person’s goals. The aim is clearer thinking and more manageable steps forward, whatever the immediate concern.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficulties
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodHypnotherapyJungian TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Italian
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Luisa uses client-centred work alongside Attachment-Based ideas and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her practice. Client-centred work gives people a non-judgemental space to tell their story and set goals. Attachment-based methods look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and help people change unhelpful habits in relationships. CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying out small behavioural experiments to ease symptoms such as anxiety or sleeping problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Luisa will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then shape sessions accordingly. That conversation is collaborative and may lead to a mix of reflective discussion and practical exercises.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-in sessions around work breaks. It can also let people meet in different time zones and use tools like worksheets or skill-practice between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches to suit someone’s everyday routine and goals.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She works with anxiety, depression and stress, and with challenges like family conflict, grief, sleep problems and addiction.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative, offering space to talk while introducing practical strategies from evidence-based approaches.
What experience does she bring?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and family-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions can be offered in English, French and Italian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.