Elena Lanza

• Attachment-based work
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Art and mindfulness

About Elena

Elena Lanza works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD and a wide range of related issues using a mix of humanistic and cognitive approaches. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years' experience in the field.

She offers conversations that focus on understanding current feelings and the events that shaped them. Sessions include practical strategies for managing mood and anxiety, and space to look at patterns in relationships and self-image. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based ideas to look at relational patterns.

Elena also draws on existential and Jungian perspectives to help people consider meaning, values and identity. She sometimes incorporates art-based exercises, mindfulness and breath-work to help with emotional regulation. These tools are offered alongside reflective talking therapy rather than replacing it.

She has experience supporting people with addiction, bereavement, eating and sleeping difficulties, chronic illness, caregiver stress and issues around intimacy and kink culture. Her practice includes work with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism, and with concerns linked to adoption, abandonment and attachment.

Sessions are conducted in English and Italian, and Elena accepts international clients. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How Elena uses different therapeutic approaches online

Elena commonly works with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to reduce anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current reactions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on recognising and expressing feelings in relationships to improve connection and reduce conflict.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Elena will discuss your goals and preferences in early sessions and suggest which methods to try together. This is done collaboratively, with adjustments as needs change over time.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list formats explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, study and family life and can reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, or phone-only conversations when less bandwidth is available. Registered or accredited professionals can guide you on which format will suit your circumstances and goals.

Topics Elena lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• ADHD
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Elena

Does she work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. She works with anxiety, depression and related mood concerns using CBT and other approaches.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, plus Emotionally-Focused and Existential approaches.

What experience does she have?

She has six years' experience working with a wide range of issues including trauma, addiction and neurodiversity.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English and Italian.

Does she work with international clients?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.