Antonella Mezzasalma

• ACT
• CBT
• DBT

About Antonella

Antonella Mezzasalma helps people work through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression using practical therapeutic methods. She works from the view that clients know their own lives best and brings three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Antonella is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

She uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Internal Family Systems. In sessions she focuses on clear, practical steps such as learning coping skills, changing unhelpful thinking patterns and noticing internal parts that affect behaviour. Sessions are conversational and structured around the issues the client brings.

Antonella also works with relationship and intimacy-related concerns and with related issues such as attachment, communication problems, codependency and control issues. She supports people facing divorce and separation, domestic violence, fatherhood issues, and the emotional impacts of hospice and end-of-life situations.

Her practice addresses body image, obsessions and compulsions, guilt and shame, isolation and life-purpose questions. She recognises the role of cultural background in how problems show up and will take that into account during sessions.

Antonella offers counselling in English and Italian. To start, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How therapeutic approaches work in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that fit their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and problems with life direction.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns through practical exercises and structured tasks. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression and obsessive thoughts.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication, which can help in situations of intense emotions and relationship difficulties.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will work with the person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches as work progresses.

Confirm the session formats available before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and travel by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep a series of appointments during periods of change while still using the same therapeutic approaches and exercises.

Topics Antonella lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Relationship issues
• Intimacy-related issues
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Antonella

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety and stress with practical coping skills and behaviour strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Internal Family Systems in her practice.

What experience does she have?

She has three years of professional counselling experience working in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in Italian?

Sessions are offered in English and Italian.

Does she accept international clients?

No. She does not take international clients at this time.

How are sessions arranged and what formats are available?

Confirm current session formats before booking; the site asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions run via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.