Francesca Di Genova, BACP
Supportive counsellor blending listening and practical tools
Book with FrancescaAbout Francesca
Francesca Di Genova is a counsellor who combines a client-centred approach with cognitive behavioural ideas. She works in a calm and respectful way and gives time to understand what matters to each person. Francesca is based in the United Kingdom and speaks English and Italian.
She is registered with the BACP and brings eight years of experience to her practice. Francesca focuses on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety and low self esteem.
Background and approach
She also helps people facing relationship strains, grief, addiction concerns and life changes. Other areas she supports include sleep troubles, anger, workplace stress, trauma and intimacy-related issues. She lists additional attention to avoidant personality, feelings of emptiness, midlife crisis, panic disorder and social anxiety.
In sessions she listens first and helps people notice the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding. The client-centred side means the relationship matters: she makes space for people to feel heard and understood as they work through difficulties.
Francesca describes practical steps alongside open conversation. That can mean trying short exercises, planning small changes, and reviewing what helps over time. Her approach aims to be clear and collaborative so people can build coping skills that fit their life.
People who prefer to use English or Italian can work with her. She does not accept international clients at present. To begin, users complete the site questionnaire and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
What Francesca works with
Everything Francesca lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Francesca is listed here; the rest shows what else Francesca works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Avoidant personality
- Emptiness
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Francesca lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How client-centred and CBT ideas work online
Francesca uses client-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural ideas in her work. Client-centred counselling means the conversation starts with what matters to the person and the therapist follows the client's pace. This approach is helpful for building trust and talking through difficult feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connections between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people test different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Francesca will talk with each person about what they want to change and what feels most helpful. Together they will try techniques and see what fits, adjusting the way they work as progress continues.
Many people value online therapy because it can fit more easily into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can make shorter check-ins or regular sessions simpler to keep up. The profile does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, often use online sessions to help people work through daily stress, anxiety and relationship concerns while keeping therapy practical and manageable.
Questions people ask about Francesca
What kinds of issues does she help with?
Francesca supports people with stress, anxiety, low self esteem and depression. She also works with relationship strain, grief, addictions, trauma, sleep problems and career-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas. She focuses on the relationship and practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in counselling and related psychotherapy roles.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages can I use 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.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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