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Ariana Luisa

Ariana Luisa, NCPS

Counsellor - Anxiety and relationship concerns

United Kingdom

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Credentials
NCPS
Registration
NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS24-00118
Experience
4 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Client-Centred Therapy
  • Video sessions
  • 30 or 45 minute

About Ariana

Ariana Luisa is a counsellor registered with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and has four years' experience working with adults. She lists stress, anxiety and related concerns such as grief, self-esteem and relationship issues among her areas of focus. Sessions are offered in English and she works with individual adults in the United Kingdom.

Ariana uses humanistic, client-centred approaches that focus on the person rather than quick fixes. She encourages open-ended, explorative conversations so people can make sense of their feelings and memories. This can include looking at past experiences and how they shape current patterns of thinking and relating.

Her way of working is conversational and reflective. She offers video and live chat sessions, with messaging available between appointments for brief check-ins. Session lengths can be 30 or 45 minutes, depending on what a person and she agree will help them most.

Ariana explains that counselling can bring up uncomfortable feelings, and she prepares people for that possibility while supporting them through the work. She does not give direct advice or tell people what to do; instead she listens and helps people make their own choices. The practical aim is to increase understanding of problems and responses so people can move forward with clearer choices.

She holds a basic DBS check and is registered with the ICO. If someone wishes to start, the process begins by using the site's matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session through the online options provided.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Ariana draws on client-centred therapy and trauma-focused ideas when working online. Client-centred therapy means she focuses on the person's experience and follows their pace, helping them put words to feelings and decide what matters to them. Trauma-focused work looks at how distressing events affect thoughts, feelings and relationships and offers ways of exploring those impacts safely over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She discusses goals and preferences with each person and uses that conversation to decide whether to use client-centred conversations, trauma-focused techniques, or psychodynamic perspectives that look at past patterns. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as the work progresses.

Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy schedule and keeping contact between meetings through messaging for brief check-ins. She offers video and live chat sessions; messaging is available between appointments and she provides 30 or 45 minute sessions depending on needs. If you want to confirm which formats will be used for your sessions, check the online options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She lists stress, anxiety and related areas such as grief, self-esteem, relationship and parenting matters among her focuses.

What is her therapeutic style?

She practises humanistic and client-centred therapy with explorative, open-ended conversations that look at feelings, memories and relationships.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years' experience working with individual adults and offering talking therapy in the UK.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video and live chat sessions, and messaging is available for between-session contact. She does not offer telephone or audio-only sessions.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session through the online booking flow.

Ariana LuisaNCPS

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