Reaching out for support
is a brave step.
Hello, I’m Patrizia
I am an Emotionally Focused Therapist and Integrative Counsellor (MBACP).
My approach is warm, collaborative, and rooted in empathy and curiosity.
Rather than simply listening, I explore your emotional landscape with you, helping you untangle confusion and connect with parts of yourself that have been unheard. Together, we slow things down so you can make sense of what’s happening and move toward meaningful change.
My work is grounded in a relational and collaborative framework that integrates several modalities to support emotional healing and resilience.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) – deepens emotional processing, supports healing from relational wounds, and helps you build a more secure, compassionate relationship with yourself and others.
Trauma-informed approaches & somatic awareness – help to reconnect with your body and relate to the different parts of yourself with curiosity and compassion.
Honouring meaning and spirituality
When naturally present, I welcome deeper existential and spiritual experiences as part of your healing journey.
I work with adults navigating:
- relational trauma
- anxiety and emotional overwhelm
- low mood and self-esteem
- grief and loss
- relationship patterns that feel painful or confusing
- identity and belonging struggles
- chronic shame, guilt, or self-criticism
- life changes or transitions
A little about me
I draw from professional training, years of clinical experience, and a deep belief in our human capacity to heal and grow. My background includes 18 years as an NHS nurse, counselling experience within NHS Psychological Therapies, and now work as an integrative counsellor and emotionally focused therapist in private practice.
I value inclusivity, compassion, and authenticity. My hope is that our sessions feel like a space where you feel seen, understood, and supported just as you are, and without pressure to be anything else.
On a personal note, I’m originally from Sicily and have navigated relational challenges and life transitions myself, so I understand how change, identity, and relationships shape our emotional world. I also enjoy crochet, a hobby I often compare to therapy: patiently making sense of threads and creating meaning from what feels tangled.
- Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Certification Level 1 & 2 (ICEEFT)
- Certified Complex Trauma Practitioner (Levels 1 & 2, CCTP-II), trained with Dr. Janina Fisher (PESI UK)
- Certification in Somatic Trauma Therapy with Dr. A. Blakeslee.
- Treating Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (ACEIP), certificate program with Dr. Lindsay Gibson.
- Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling (UK, CPCAB).
- MSc in Public Health (Brighton University)
- BSc in Nursing (Italy)
- Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Member of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
- Member of the British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre (BEFT)
I regularly take part in supervision and Professional Development to ensure ethical, up-to-date support.
Where relational wounds
meet relational healing.
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