About me
Hello and welcome to my page.
My name is Luana, a UKCP and BACP registered Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor with extensive clinical experience across the NHS, mental health charities, and private practice. I offer face-to-face therapy in Belgravia and Hammersmith, as well as flexible online sessions. Originally from Italy, I have lived in London for over 30 years and facilitate therapy in both English and Italian.
“What brings you here at this particular time in your life?”
You might be feeling stuck, depressed, stressed, overwhelmed, anxious. Perhaps you are navigating a sudden life transition, a loss, relationship difficulties, or feeling the lasting impact of traumatic experiences, abuse, discrimination. Often, people suffer for a long time trying to cope all by themselves. I believe that behind every 'symptom', there is a Story that deserves to unfold.
"What is Your Story?"
I am fully committed to co-creating a confidential and relaxed space with you, where you can feel safe to reflect and process your story, difficulties and concerns. Together, we can establish a stimulating and creative collaboration that recognises and validates your personal experiences, developing new perspectives to facilitate change.
My Approach
My clinical framework is rooted in a relational, trauma-informed, integrative approach. My aim is to sensitively attend to your unique needs and expectations while drawing from a wealth of psychotherapeutic theories and research.
I share the humanistic belief that as human beings, we have an innate potential to develop and grow throughout our lifespan. I trust our potential to flourish in the context of caring and supportive relationships. Therefore, I adopt an holistic approach that meets neurobiological, psychological, and social needs to form secure and meaningful relationships that foster health and emotional wellbeing.
I deeply respect and honour our differences and diversity. Welcoming clients from all communities, races, ethnicities, faiths, cultures, abilities, genders, and sexualities, I work within an anti-oppressive practice approach.
Through the years, I have been supporting clients with their own subjective experiences of stress, depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, different forms of abuse, life transitions, sexual and gender identity, low self-esteem, physical illness related issues, oppression and discrimination to name a few.
I have experience in both time limited and long term practice, in the public sector for the NHS Psychological Services as well as in agency settings. I can work either for an agreed timeframe or on an open-ended basis.
When you are ready to take the next step, please reach out to schedule an initial free 20 minutes phone or Zoom call or book a full consultation.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc with Distinction in Integrative Psychotherapy (Middlesex University in collaboration with Metanoia Institute)
- Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD)
- Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (Metanoia Institute)
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency
- CPCAB Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling (Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Academy-CPTA)
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies (CPTA)
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills (CPTA)
I am committed to my on-going professional development, integrating ‘leading edge’ research and clinical developments to enhance my work.
I am a registered member of BACP and UKCP that have strict ethical code and professional standards of confidentiality and practice to which I subscribe.
I have experience in time limited and long term counselling and psychotherapy in both NHS primary and secondary care, as well as in agency settings, i.e. MIND Tower Hamlet and Newham, West London Centre for Counselling and Place2Be.
Member organisations
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
From £80.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My standard fee is from £80 per 50-minute session.
To get the most out of our work together, we will generally meet weekly at a regular time.
Your session time is reserved exclusively for you. If you need to cancel or reschedule, please let me know at least 24 hours in advance. Missed sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice will be charged at the full session fee.
I offer a limited number of low-cost spaces, please feel free to reach out and we can discuss your circumstances together.
