- Attachment-informed
- BACP accredited
- Multilingual
About Luisa
Luisa Passalacqua is a counsellor who emphasises Attachment-Based and client-centred approaches. She holds BACP accreditation and has twelve years of professional experience in the UK. Luisa aims to make it easier for people to talk about difficult feelings and to find clearer ways forward.
She helps people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, and sleep problems. Other concerns she supports include anger, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and issues around identity and intimacy. Codependency and family of origin difficulties are also part of her work.
Sessions begin with the client’s priorities. Luisa listens first and then offers practical, everyday strategies that link to the person’s life. That can mean looking at patterns in relationships, trying small changes to routines, or practising ways to manage strong emotions.
Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy where helpful, alongside Existential ideas about meaning and choice. Attachment ideas guide how she thinks about past relationships and current struggles with closeness and boundaries.
Luisa speaks English, French and Italian and works with people across different backgrounds. She encourages small steps and real-world experiments so progress is noticeable between sessions. The overall aim is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and more confident decision-making.
How core approaches are used in online therapy
Attachment-Based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past bonds affect present behaviour. In online conversations this can mean mapping relationship stories and noticing how attachment needs show up in daily life. Client-Centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and reflective feedback to help someone find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to identify what fits a client’s needs, goals and preferences. That means discussing how techniques from cognitive and behavioural models or emotion-focused attachment ideas might be tried and revised together.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow work across time zones for international clients, and it supports continuity when life circumstances change.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English, French, Italian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She supports people dealing with family conflict, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, anger, anxiety and depression, among other concerns like codependency and relationship problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centred, starting with listening and then offering practical strategies, emotional regulation tools and relationship-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has twelve years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, French and Italian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients as part of her practice.
How are fees and billing arranged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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