Luisa Passalacqua
Empathetic counsellor focused on relationships and wellbeing
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About Luisa
Luisa Passalacqua works in the United Kingdom and brings a straightforward, people-focused approach to therapy. She is a BACP counsellor with 12 years of experience helping people tackle everyday and deep-rooted issues. Luisa aims to make the first step easier by listening and responding without judgement.
She helps with family conflict, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, and stress. She also offers support for anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Practical topics such as career stress, parenting pressures and compassion fatigue are part of her work too. In sessions she focuses on understanding patterns in relationships and emotions. She draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to build trust and explore what matters to each person.
Cognitive behavioural strategies and dialectical behaviour techniques are used when helpful to address thoughts, routines and coping skills. Luisa also uses existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction during major life changes. Her approach is conversational and down-to-earth.
She works with each person at their own pace, aiming for clear steps people can try between meetings. She can meet with people in English, French or Italian and accepts international clients. To begin, people use the site Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 12
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 405555
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Luisa's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Luisa works with
Everything Luisa lists, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Luisa lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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How Luisa works online
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and change routines that keep problems going. CBT can be useful for sleep issues, anxiety or low mood because it targets specific habits and thoughts that can be adjusted day to day. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and she will work with each person to decide what fits their goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter or more frequent check-ins, and making it simpler to attend from different locations. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets and coping strategies to an online setting so progress continues between meetings.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she address?
She supports people dealing with family conflict, trauma and abuse, sleep issues, anger and stress, as well as anxiety, depression and relationship concerns.
What is her style of therapy?
She uses a conversational, client-centred style that focuses on listening first and working together on practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues.
Is she registered with any professional body in the UK?
She is listed with the BACP, which is shown as her provided credential.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, French and Italian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can be matched for sessions.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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