Alessio Tonato, BACP

Alessio Tonato is a counsellor who offers talk therapy and practical support for everyday struggles. He is BACP registered, and works in English, French and Italian. Alessio focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small, steady steps towards change.

He draws on a holistic, dialogic approach that raises awareness of current patterns. Sessions aim to help people notice thoughts, feelings and bodily responses so they can make different choices. Alessio uses straightforward conversation to uncover what sits at the heart of a problem rather than relying on jargon or fixed techniques.

Clients are invited to look at habits that get in the way. Alessio helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour, and then build new ways of coping that fit the person’s life and goals. Work can include looking at relationships, stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or difficulties with intimacy and trust.

He also supports people dealing with career change, family problems, grief and the impact of trauma or abuse. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems and impulsivity. Sessions are practical and aim to produce options people can try between meetings.

Alessio has seven years' experience in counselling. He encourages a calm, explorative tone in the room and helps people move from awareness into action. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships. In online sessions this can help people notice attachment patterns that affect trust and closeness, and practise different ways of relating in daily life. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that make thoughts and feelings easier to notice and manage; it is useful for stress, anxiety and low mood. Somatic Therapy focuses on bodily sensations and how the body holds stress, helping people learn to track and change physical responses linked to emotion.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alessio aims to be collaborative and will discuss which methods suit a person's goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasise awareness, body-based exercises, or mindful practices, and the plan can change as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not detailed here, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people work from familiar surroundings and try exercises between meetings, which can help turn insight into everyday habits.