Luisa Passalacqua

Luisa Passalacqua is a counsellor with a BACP accreditation and 12 years of experience in the UK. She offers calm, practical support for people dealing with family conflict, trauma, anger and sleep difficulties. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people take small steps toward feeling better.

Luisa creates a space where clients can talk honestly about what’s going on. She listens without judgement and helps people make sense of their emotions and reactions. Conversations focus on what matters now and what can be changed going forward.

She draws on approaches such as attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people understand patterns and try different ways of coping. Dialectical ideas and client-centred listening also shape her sessions. Luisa uses these methods to support people with anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship concerns.

Practical issues like parenting strain, career stress and grief are explored alongside deeper themes such as abandonment, attachment and family-of-origin problems. Sessions often look at communication, boundaries and rebuilding trust after difficult experiences.

Luisa speaks English, French and Italian, and is able to work with international clients. To begin, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session based on the therapist’s availability.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Luisa often blends attachment-based work with cognitive behavioural ideas to help people understand and change patterns. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice behavioural patterns in close connections. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small, practical experiments to change reactions and mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. She works with each person to decide which combination of ideas and exercises feels most useful. This is a collaborative process that adapts as goals and needs become clearer.

If you are considering online sessions, check the available session options before booking since the biography does not list explicit formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, such as shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding travel when schedules are busy. It also allows continuity for people who live abroad, and lets the therapist and client try practical exercises together while keeping them focused on real-life challenges.