Costa Costi

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BSc (Hons), AdvDip, MBACP Registered, HND

About me

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, or simply not feeling like yourself?

You don't have to work through it alone.

I offer warm, compassionate, and confidential online therapy for adults, providing a space where you can talk openly, feel genuinely heard, and begin to make sense of what you are experiencing.

Life can be challenging. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, loss, relationship difficulties, trauma, stress, or feeling overwhelmed, therapy can offer the opportunity to pause, reflect, and better understand yourself.

As a Humanistic Integrative Therapist, I believe that meaningful therapy begins with a genuine relationship built on trust, acceptance, and understanding. Every person’s experiences are unique, and I tailor my approach to meet you as an individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all model.

Together, we can explore your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and patterns that may be affecting your life. Our work may involve developing greater self-awareness, understanding past experiences, improving relationships, building confidence, managing difficult emotions, or creating positive changes for the future.

I have extensive experience supporting adults with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including:

Anxiety and depression
Trauma and abuse
Bereavement and loss
Relationship difficulties
Addiction
Anger and emotional regulation
Self-harm
Stress and burnout
Confidence and self-esteem
Identity and personal development

Alongside my private practice, I previously worked with the charity MiND, supporting individuals through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service. This strengthened my understanding of short-term therapeutic work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), helping clients work towards meaningful goals and positive change.

Taking the first step towards therapy can feel daunting, but you do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out.

If something in your life feels difficult, confusing, or overwhelming, I would welcome the opportunity to support you on your journey towards greater wellbeing, self-understanding, and lasting positive change.

Training, qualifications & experience

Training:

  • Abuse and dysfunctional relationships
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety 
  • Bereavement and loss
  • Depression
  • Issues with addiction
  • Issues with unhappiness
  • Low self esteem and confidence building
  • Relationship issues
  • Stress management
  • Suicidal thoughts

Qualifications:

  • A BSc Psychology completed at LSBU
  • A National Diploma in Sports and Recovery completed at CONEL
  • An Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling completed at CPPD

To deepen my practice and to further expand my knowledge and skills, I regularly attend professional development courses, and ongoing supervision. This enables me to offer my clients practice of effective standards.

Experience:

  • Completing introductory sessions to ensure that people are provided with tailor made, suitable care for their needs.
  • Supporting others through short and long term therapy, face to face, and online.
  • Working together with individuals from a variety of different ages, backgrounds and cultures, who are new to, and familiar with counselling.
  • Experienced in working with individuals with learning difficulties and Autism. 

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Keyworkers
  • OAPs
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed
  • Refugees

Further information

I offer online therapy in a calm, confidential and welcoming environment where you can feel heard, understood and supported. As a Humanistic Integrative Therapist, I tailor our work to your individual needs, drawing on different therapeutic approaches to help you explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences. We will work collaboratively, at your own pace, creating space to develop greater self-awareness, gain clarity and support meaningful personal growth.

Type of session

Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Families
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Additional languages

Greek

Online platforms

Whatsapp
Zoom
FaceTime
Microsoft Teams