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Ariana Luisa

NCPS

Ariana Luisa, NCPS

Therapist in the UK

Ariana is a NCPS therapist in the UK.

  • 4+ years of experience
  • Focus areas include Stress, Anxiety, LGBT
  • Approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy
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About Ariana

Ariana Luisa uses a humanistic, client-centred approach to counselling. She speaks plainly and listens with warmth. Ariana works with adults to explore feelings, memories and relationships in a calm, non-judgemental way.

She aims to help people notice patterns that shape their daily life. Sessions focus on understanding who someone is now, and who they want to become. Ariana offers video calls, live chat and messaging to suit different needs.

Her practice covers common concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief and depression. She also supports people facing identity and intimacy-related issues, eating and body image struggles, and career or parenting pressures. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, domestic violence and coping after separation.

Ariana draws on psychodynamic and existential ideas to look at unconscious influences and life meaning. Trauma-focused methods are used when people are working through past harm. The emphasis is on exploration rather than directive advice.

She holds the NCPS credential, which is shown as NCPS. Ariana has four years of counselling experience working with adults in the United Kingdom. People can choose 30 or 45 minute sessions depending on their needs.

To begin, clients pick the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and arrange sessions based on scheduling. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.

Areas of expertise

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

NCPS

Languages

English

Focus areas

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Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

How Ariana's approaches work online

A client-centred approach means sessions focus on the person and their immediate experience. The therapist listens deeply and reflects back what she hears to help people notice feelings and choices. This style is useful for worries about identity, self-esteem and relationship patterns.

Psychodynamic ideas look at how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current behaviour. In online sessions this can help people understand repeating cycles, attachment issues and the roots of emotional reactions. Trauma-focused work aims to help people process past harm at a pace that feels manageable and to reduce the ways trauma shows up in daily life.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Ariana will collaborate with each person to decide what to emphasise, based on their goals, history and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and practical.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or suit lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life and to send brief updates between appointments. These options help people keep continuity of care and adapt sessions to changing schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ariana help with?

Ariana works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and self-esteem issues. She also focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image difficulties, career and parenting pressures.

What style of therapy does she use?

The primary approach is client-centred humanistic counselling, with psychodynamic and existential influences and trauma-focused methods when relevant. Sessions tend to be exploratory and reflective rather than directive.

What is her professional background?

She has four years of experience working with adults and holds the NCPS credential. That is shown as NCPS in her profile.

Where is she based?

She practices in the United Kingdom and provides counselling remotely to people in that region.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for in-between support. Clients can select the format that fits their routine.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are managed through a subscription. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's published availability.

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