About me
GHP Mental Health Awards - 2025 for
Holistic Counsellor of the Year 2025 (South East England): Stefania Santoro
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Winner of the Private Healthcare Awards 2021 for Most Dedicated Online Counselling Service - London, by GHP Magazine
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Do you need support to heal from traumatic life events? Are you feeling stuck or trapped in a loop that seems confusing and overwhelming? Do you struggle with emotional self-regulations? Do you experience disconnession from yourself, your surroundings and people around you?
I provide a safe, confidential, non-judgmental space where you will be welcome to talk, offload and explore any obstacles that are currently affecting your life.
I will be supporting you to clarify your needs and goals if they seem a bit out of reach.
I work with a variety of people from diverse communities, religious backgrounds, gender identity and sexual orientations.
I am highly experienced in counselling students, carers, people affected by a history of Trauma, with or without a clinical mental health diagnosis. I also offer EAP Counselling to organisations.
In my Counselling practice I make use of a variety of creative , empowering tools to promote inner discovery and self-awareness by incorporate CBT and NLP techniques with Gestalt and Person -Centred Therapy.
I am a highly experienced professional counsellor with over 23 years of working background in mental health and trauma 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.
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 EAP Organisations.
BACP Certificate of Proficiency since 2011
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.
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.
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
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free of charge 25 minutes telephone or online consultation.
When I work
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Virtual Sessions mainly using Zoom as a platform unless specified otherwise
Telephone Sessions available.
Further information
I also offer Counselling in Italian.
