Luisa Passalacqua

• Attachment work
• CBT skills
• DBT techniques

About Luisa

Luisa Passalacqua works with people on family conflict, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger and a wide range of other concerns using approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural techniques and dialectical behaviour methods. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 12 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

In sessions she focuses on practical ways to manage difficult thoughts and feelings. She uses client-centred principles to listen and reflect, and draws on CBT and DBT skills when people need tools for emotion regulation or coping. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how past and present relationships affect current patterns.

Her practice covers common problems like anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting-related stress. She also works with addiction-related concerns, self-esteem and career stress, and with people facing life changes such as separation or bereavement. Additional focus areas include abandonment, family of origin issues and blended family challenges.

Luisa offers sessions in English, French and Italian and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions run through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. If someone wants to start, they are asked to use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

She aims for a straightforward, practical style that helps people talk through what matters to them and develop coping strategies they can use between sessions. The work tends to be structured around the person’s goals and the techniques most useful to their situation.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and helps people see how early and current bonds shape feelings and behaviour; it can be useful for relationship, intimacy and abandonment issues. Client-centred counselling emphasises listening and reflection, giving people space to talk through their concerns and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers structured ways to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes, often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and agree a plan based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can include using skills from CBT or DBT alongside reflective client-centred sessions and attachment-focused discussion.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific formats were not detailed in the biography. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also means people can join from different countries when international support is appropriate.

Topics Luisa lists

• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Hypnotherapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Luisa

Does she work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. She lists anxiety and depression among her main areas of work and uses approaches such as CBT and DBT to address symptoms and coping.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practices client-centred counselling and uses attachment-based, cognitive behavioural and dialectical behaviour approaches as part of her work.

How much experience does she have?

She has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited and where does she practise?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English, French and Italian.

Can she work with clients outside the UK?

Yes. She accepts international clients according to the information provided.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her counselling?

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