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Specialises in

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Counselling

• Psychotherapy

Bupa specialist

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health services

About me

Patrizzia is a fully qualified and accredited Counsellor (MBACP)and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (BABCP) and has been successful in achieving her Masters degree at Kings College London in Advance Practice in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Patrizzia's overall clinical experience incorporates working in private practice , GP surgeries and within the NHS Mental Health Services as a Registered Mental Health Nurse. I have offered therapy for a wide range of mental health/emotional problems to clients from a wide range of religious, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Patrizzia currently provides services for several health insurances, agencies and self funding clients.

I have a private practice since 2004 and therapy will be offered within a residential space in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The location offers easy off street and free parking.

I offer a free 15 minute consultation by Zoom, Whatsapp, Facetime or mobile call to discuss how I can help you and whether I am the right person for you.

The therapy sessions enable you to share within a safe space the emotional struggles that you may be experiencing such as anger, resentment guilt, fear, anxiety and many more feelings triggered by past and current events. This process also enables you to start connecting with the therapist identifying the problem areas that you need to resolve. The number of sessions will vary depending on the nature of the problems.

I am able to offer clients the modality of there preference i.e. Counselling, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) or a unique integrative psychotherapy approach that incorporates CBT and counselling.

What are the differences:-

Counselling enables the client to explore aspects of their life and feelings openly. The counselling encourages the client to examine parts of their lives that they have found difficult. There may be exploration about past childhood/young adult issues or current life events for e.g. bereavement, redundancy, relationship ending.
The aim of counselling is to release unresolved feelings whilst creating positive changes to help themselves and to move forward in life.

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy which focuses on your problems and difficulties you have now. CBT can help to change how you think (cognitive), the feelings triggered by your thinking and then what you do (helpful and unhelpful behaviours as coping strategies) . CBT is an effective solution to tackle mental, emotional and physical issues that are creating concern to your overall health/wellbeing.

Integrative psychotherapy the primary modality is working within a CBT framework whilst incorporating counselling skills that deal with feelings triggered by unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

Therapies can be offered via Face to Face and/or by Remote access (Zoom, Whatsapp, Facetime)

Areas of interest

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); Bereavement; Loss; Grief; Anxiety disorders; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Depression; Post natal depression, Eating disorders; Major trauma; Relationship issues; Unresolved childhood issues; Physical/mental/emotional/and sexual abuse; Stress related problems; Bullying, Post-natal depression, Anger issues, Low self esteem, Lack of confidence, weight loss, breast cancer, mastectomies.