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Elena Lanza, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Experienced counsellor for life changes

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About

About Elena

Elena Lanza is a counsellor who combines warmth with clear practical support. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and addiction. Elena welcomes LGBT clients and aims to make therapy straightforward and respectful.

She draws on several approaches to fit each person's needs. That can mean looking at early attachment patterns and how they affect current relationships. It can also mean using cognitive-behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behaviours.

Background and approach

Sessions may include breath work, mindfulness and creative exercises when these feel useful. Elena has six years' experience and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes supporting people after bereavement, abuse, complex trauma, and with neurodiversity differences such as ADHD and autism.

She also works with issues around identity, intimacy and sexual expression. In sessions she aims to help people make sense of their feelings and notice repeating patterns. She invites a collaborative approach so goals and methods are shaped together.

Practical tools and reflective exploration are both used depending on what each person needs. Elena accepts English and Italian-speaking clients and welcomes people from a range of backgrounds. To begin, readers are asked to use the platform Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire so scheduling can follow.

Focus areas and approaches

What Elena works with

Everything Elena lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Elena is listed here; the rest shows what else Elena works with.

Approaches Elena lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

How Elena’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and emotional reactions. Online sessions can help people notice patterns in how they relate to others and practise different responses in real time. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session. The therapist listens actively and follows what matters most to the client, which helps people feel heard and build their own solutions. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful cycles. This approach often uses short exercises, homework and clear steps that translate well to remote conversations. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elena will discuss goals and preferences with each person and agree together which methods to try. That might mean combining approaches or changing emphasis as progress is made. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, save travel time and allow check-ins that suit working patterns. It can also allow flexibility such as shorter sessions or different scheduling rhythms to match daily life. If you prefer to know exact session options, please confirm current formats before booking.
Questions

Questions people ask about Elena

What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?

Elena works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, depression and grief. She also addresses concerns like ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, career strain and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive-behavioural approaches. Sessions are collaborative and mix practical tools with reflection on patterns and feelings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of practice supporting people with issues such as bereavement, abuse, trauma, addiction and neurodiversity-related needs.

What credentials and region are relevant?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and international clients may be accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start therapy with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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