Claudia Castiglione, BACP

Claudia Castiglione is a counsellor who uses psychodynamic ideas alongside trauma-focused work and Internal Family Systems to help people understand difficult patterns. She frames clients as experts in their own lives and aims to support them to make meaningful change. Claudia holds BACP accreditation and practices in the United Kingdom.

She spends sessions helping people untangle the feelings behind relationship struggles and intimacy problems. She also works with trauma, grief and loss, depression, anxiety and stress. Practical goals and gentle reflection are mixed in each meeting so people can notice what shifts for them.

Claudia draws on psychodynamic therapy to look at repeated patterns that cause pain. Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past harm still affects day-to-day living. Internal Family Systems helps people map different parts of themselves and learn kinder ways to respond.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She listens, asks questions, and helps set achievable steps between sessions. People can expect a calm, curious space to talk through what matters most to them.

Claudia has four years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including addictions, eating and body image issues, ADHD, bipolar difficulties, and challenges around parenting and career. She also includes ageing and geriatric issues among her focus areas and can accept international clients.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Psychodynamic work focuses on understanding repeated patterns and the feelings behind them. Online conversations can be used to notice those patterns, reflect on relationships and make small, practical changes to daily life.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on what happened and how it still affects someone now. In remote sessions the counsellor gently helps process memories and reactions, and supports skills to manage distress in everyday situations.

Internal Family Systems explores different parts of a person and how they relate. Through guided dialogue, a client can learn to recognise protective or wounded parts and practise kinder ways of responding to themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice is reviewed as therapy progresses so adjustments can be made together.

Confirm the current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow regular check-ins around work or caregiving. It also lets some people choose shorter or less frequent meetings as a practical way to maintain momentum.