About me
I am Maura Brivio. I work online, in English and Italian, with adults: individuals, couples, and mothers and daughters.
You and your partner have stopped really talking. You are polite. You run the house, the children, the diary. You do not feel close, and neither of you says so.
Or it is you and your mum, or you and your daughter. You love each other. You still come away from most visits hurt.
Or grief has arrived late, or serious illness is quietly rearranging your family, or the harshest voice you hear is your own.
Two ways of working with me
I offer two separate services. We agree which one at the start, and we keep to it.
Counselling, for individuals. Weekly, 50 minutes. We look at what happened and how it still shows up now: where a pattern began, what it has been protecting, what it once did for you, and what it costs you today. People come with grief, a relationship that hurts, illness in the family, questions about adoption, a life lived between countries, or the low mood and anxiety that can come with loss, cancer or menopause.
Relationship coaching, for two people together. Couples, mothers and daughters, and parents, together or separated. 60 minutes weekly, or 90 minutes fortnightly. We look at what happens between you, what each of you wants instead, and what gets in the way. You try something different in what you say or decide, and we look at how it went. This is coaching that goes deep. It is not counselling.
Getting started
The first conversation is free and takes about 30 minutes on Google Meet. You tell me what is going on. I ask a few questions and mostly listen. There is no pressure to book afterwards. To arrange it, use the "Email me" button on this page. Tell me in a line or two what brings you, and give two or three times that suit you.
In italiano
Lavoro anche in italiano. Se vivi nel Regno Unito e preferisci parlare nella tua lingua, possiamo farlo: una relazione che fa male, un lutto, una malattia in famiglia, o la fatica di vivere tra due paesi e due lingue. Il primo colloquio è gratuito e dura circa 30 minuti. Scrivimi dal pulsante "Email me" su questa pagina.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been practising for around a decade, in counselling agencies, schools, adoption services and private practice. I have worked with people from many different backgrounds, ages, faiths, cultures and sexualities. I am a race-aware practitioner, which in practice means difference is something we can talk about openly rather than something I work around.
Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
- Diploma in Transformational Coaching (Animas)
- Graduate of the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy (The Couples Institute)
- Certificate in Mother and Daughter Relationship Coaching
Further training
- Relational couples therapy
- Menopause Specialist
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
- Mentalisation-Based Treatment for Families (MBT-F)
- Cancer counselling
Membership
Accredited Registrant, National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, MNCPS (Acc.)
Senior Practitioner, European Mentoring and Coaching Council, EIA Level 7
Alongside all of that I have regular supervision and keep training, mostly in attachment, relationships and cross-cultural work.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Fees
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fees: additional information
Counselling for individuals: £85 for 50 minutes, weekly.
Relationship coaching for two people (couples, mother and daughter, parents): £130 for 60 minutes weekly, or £195 for 90 minutes fortnightly.
I keep a few lower-cost places for people closely affected by cancer. Mention it in our first conversation and we will agree something that works.
Sessions are paid for one at a time, in advance. Cancel with more than 48 hours' notice and there is no charge. With less than 48 hours' notice, or if you do not attend, the full fee applies.
The first conversation is free and takes about 30 minutes.
When I work
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Further information
Sessions are online only, so you can work with me from wherever you are in the UK. I usually reply to enquiries within 24 hours. If you do not see my reply, please check your spam or junk folder.
