Stefania Santoro MBACP Registered Counsellor
About me
I am a highly experienced professional counsellor with twenty years of working background in mental health and trauma issues.
I believe that people are more than their diagnosis, in fact my therapeutic approach is Holistic, Humanistic, and Integrative. This means that I consider you to be the main expert of your own life, while my role is to enhance connections with inner needs, using a variety of creative , empowering tools to promote inner discovery and self-awareness. I use a variety of creative tools, combining CBT with Gestalt and Person -Centred Therapy.
I hold a safe space for you where it is possible to explore any obstacle that is currently affecting your life.
Talking and offloading can help enormously in navigating through life's challenges.
I work with a variety of people from diverse communities, religious backgrounds, gender identity and sexual orientations.
I am experienced in counselling students, carers, people affected by trauma and mental health issues. I deal with anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, panic attacks, feelings of sadness, depression, loss, bereavement, intrusive thoughts, eating disorder, addictions, low self-esteem, relationships and attachment difficulties. I also offer EAP Counselling to organisations.
Training, qualifications & experience
Following the completion of a BSc (Hons) Degree in Psychology, I obtained a BACP recognised Diploma in Gestalt Counselling. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which means I fully adhere to their code of ethics. I belong to the accredited register recognised by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care and I am an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society.
I deliver a Humanistic- Integrative approach drawing from a variety of psychological interventions such as Gestalt Therapy, Person-Centred Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques, according to the specific needs of the client in any particular moment.
In addition to my private practice, I am experienced in working within NHS multi-disciplinary CMHT teams, Universities and Organisations.
BACP Certificate of Proficiency since 2011
Member organisations
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.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
National Counselling Society
The National Counselling 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
Accredited Register Scheme
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.
Accredited Register Scheme
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
I offer a Free 25 minutes phone or Zoom consultation.
Fees are £65.00 per session. Concessions are available.
Concessions offered for
Further information
I also offer Counselling in Italian.
During the covid-19 Pandemic, I provide counselling online, via Zoom or telephone.
