About Giovanni
Giovanni (Arnie) Rodia is a counsellor who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. He brings three years of professional experience and works to make the first steps into therapy less daunting. He frames people as experts in their own stories and looks for strengths to build on.
Arnie helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions and depression. He also supports those coping with trauma and abuse and people facing LGBT-related issues.
Background and approach
His practice includes work on attachment and abandonment, social anxiety and phobia, and young adult concerns. In sessions he offers a calm, respectful space to talk through thoughts and feelings. Conversations are grounded and straightforward so worries are easier to name.
He aims to help people notice resources they already have and use them to change small patterns that make life harder. Arnie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to structure sessions and set practical goals. He will listen first, then work with each person to find strategies that fit their life and needs.
Progress is paced by the client with emphasis on skills that can be practised between sessions. People can expect clear conversation, gentle challenge, and practical tools for coping. The style is approachable and direct rather than overly academic.
He works online with people in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Arnie uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical skills and clearer thinking. One approach he commonly uses helps people spot patterns in their thoughts and behaviour and try small experiments to change them; this can reduce anxious reactions and improve day-to-day coping. Another approach emphasises emotion awareness and regulation work, teaching simple strategies to notice feelings, name them and reduce their intensity when they become overwhelming.Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. He listens to your concerns and goals, then suggests options and adjusts the plan as you try different ways of working. Clients shape the pace and focus so the work matches their needs and preferences.
Online therapy makes these methods easier to access. Video calls are suited to in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good lower-bandwidth option, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging can work for people who prefer writing. These formats allow flexible scheduling and can help therapy fit around work, study or family life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Narcissism
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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