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Elena Lanza, BACP

Compassionate counsellor for anxiety and life change

6 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English, Italian · online sessions

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About Elena

Elena Lanza is a counsellor who combines warmth and practical methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She works in a straightforward way, listening first and then offering tools tailored to each person. Elena uses plain language and gentle curiosity to help clients make sense of difficult feelings.

She draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas, and emotionally-focused techniques. Sessions can include talking, breath work and simple mindfulness exercises to reduce stress and improve sleep.

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Background and approach

Elena also uses creative elements when useful, such as art-based activities, to help people access feelings that are hard to put into words. Her work includes supporting people dealing with grief, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, addiction and ongoing health problems. She also brings experience with neurodiversity, including attention deficit hyperactivity differences and autism, and with issues linked to adoption and attachment.

Elena welcomes people from LGBTQIA+ backgrounds and those facing compassionate-care fatigue. Elena holds BACP registration with six years of practice experience in the United Kingdom. She offers sessions in English and Italian and accepts people living outside the UK.

Therapy is paced to each person's needs, with conversations aimed at clearer choices and calmer day-to-day living. Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a session scheduled according to the therapist's availability.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Elena commonly uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural techniques in online sessions. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current emotional patterns and aims to build safer, more trusting ways of relating. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can reduce anxiety and improve sleep and mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Elena will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then try methods that fit their needs. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy with Elena is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a quieter voice-only check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection, or when someone prefers not to use audio or video. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life while keeping the focus on practical support and emotional understanding.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of issues does Elena help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and many life changes. Additional focuses include ADHD, neurodiversity, adoption and attachment concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends listening with practical techniques. Sessions may combine attachment-based listening, emotionally-focused conversations and cognitive behavioural exercises to manage thoughts and feelings.
How much experience does she have?
Elena has six years of experience working in the United Kingdom with a range of concerns from trauma to chronic health and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed for Elena?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and Elena also accepts international clients living outside the UK.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing organised?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Elena?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
6 years
Licensed
Languages
English, Italian

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