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- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Speaks English and Italian
About Francesca
BACP counsellor with 8 years' experience. Francesca Di Genova helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and self-esteem concerns using Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). She works in English and Italian and is based in the United Kingdom.
Francesca focuses on clear, practical conversations. She listens to what is happening now and looks for small, manageable changes that can reduce distress. Sessions typically combine attention to thoughts, feelings and behaviours with a steady, relational approach that keeps the person’s experience central.
Her background includes work with anxiety problems such as panic attacks and social phobia, as well as mood difficulties, grief, addictions and trauma. She also supports people facing midlife changes, career strain, sleeping problems and issues around intimacy and sexual identity. Francesca names avoidant personality and feelings of emptiness among areas she attends to.
In practice she draws on CBT to identify and test the unhelpful thoughts that keep patterns going. Client-Centred Therapy informs how she relates in sessions - she makes space for clients to describe what matters and helps them find their own way forward. Practical skills and reflective conversation are often used together.
Clients can expect straightforward language and short-term techniques alongside time to consider deeper patterns. Sessions aim to be focused on current problems and achievable steps, while also allowing exploration of longer standing issues. For people who speak Italian, some work can be conducted in that language.
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How Francesca uses CBT and Client-Centred work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the relationship in the room. It means the counsellor listens without judgment and reflects what the client says so they feel understood. This approach helps when someone needs to talk through identity, relationships or long-standing emotional pain.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple experiments and exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behaviour changes. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, panic attacks, low mood and sleep problems.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Francesca will discuss goals and preferences and explain why a particular method might help. She often combines reflective listening with practical CBT tasks so the work fits what the client wants.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make sessions easier to fit into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pace and exercises for remote sessions so the work remains practical and goal-focused.
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Areas of expertise
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Italian
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship issues along with grief, addictions and trauma. Additional focuses include panic attacks, social anxiety, avoidant personality and midlife crisis.
What approach does she use in sessions?
Her work uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Sessions blend reflective conversation with practical CBT techniques for changing thoughts and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working in counselling and psychotherapy settings. That experience covers a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a member of the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. The platform’s booking flow will show which formats are offered.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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