Cristina Lorefice, BACP

Cristina Lorefice offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood, anxiety or problems with food and self-worth. She writes in plain terms and aims to make first steps towards change easier to take. Cristina welcomes people who want clearer thinking and steadier everyday habits.

Cristina approaches therapy in a flexible, person-focused way. Sessions centre on what matters to each person, and conversation is adapted to their needs. She uses ideas from client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy to help people notice thought patterns and try small experiments that can change daily routines.

Her wider background includes mindfulness-informed techniques and existential ideas about meaning and choices. These approaches are used to help people reflect on values and find more stable bearings when life feels uncertain. Practical tools are mixed with moments to slow down and pay attention to what’s happening now.

Across 16 years of practice Cristina has worked with many issues linked to relationships, eating and body image, and the effects of stress and depression. She also has experience with concerns such as abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and caregiving strain. This variety shapes a responsive way of working rather than a one-size-fits-all method.

Sessions can be conducted in English or Italian. Cristina is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Using therapeutic approaches online to shift thinking and habits

Client-centred therapy emphasises listening and building a supportive conversation. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want from therapy, which can make it easier to try new habits. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple experiments to test unhelpful thinking and change everyday routines. Mindfulness-based ideas add short practices to notice moments of stress and reduce reactivity.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which ideas and exercises fit their goals and daily life. This means the plan can change as people try techniques and notice what helps most.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they save travel time, fit into work breaks, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online appointments can make it easier to keep regular meetings and to practise new habits between sessions, while the therapist helps adapt exercises to each person’s schedule.