Luisa Passalacqua, BACP

Luisa Passalacqua uses a client-centred and attachment-aware way of working to help people navigate hard periods. She brings 12 years of experience and a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration, BACP, to her practice. Her style is straightforward and warm. She aims to make talking about difficult feelings easier and less scary.

She helps people who are dealing with family conflict, grief, relationship strain, or problems with intimacy. She also supports people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, stress, anger and sleep difficulties. Addictions, self-esteem and career concerns are also within her focus.

Luisa blends practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy with skills from dialectical behaviour therapy where needed. She pays attention to attachment history to understand how past relationships shape current patterns. Existential questions about meaning and life changes are welcomed in sessions.

Sessions can be held in English, French or Italian and she works with international clients from the United Kingdom. Contact is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.

Her approach is collaborative - she listens, asks questions and offers tools that people can try between sessions. The aim is to reduce overwhelm and build small, manageable steps toward clearer thinking and steadier mood.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Luisa often draws on attachment-based therapy to map how early relationships affect current patterns. This approach looks at how connection and trust shape reactions and helps people try different ways of relating when old patterns cause pain.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and stress because it gives clear steps to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, personal history and preferences to decide which methods fit best. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs shift over time.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues and fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be a simpler choice when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit those who prefer typing, want brief daily support, or need to fit therapy around busy days.

These options let people access consistent care from the United Kingdom and internationally while choosing the format that best matches their routine and comfort.