Claudia Castiglione, BACP
Claudia Castiglione uses psychodynamic and trauma-focused approaches to help people untangle difficult feelings and patterns.
About Claudia
Claudia Castiglione uses psychodynamic and trauma-focused approaches to help people untangle difficult feelings and patterns. She draws on four years of practice in the United Kingdom and works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. Claudia believes clients know their own story and brings a steady, respectful presence to each session.
She focuses on practical conversation about what is happening now and how past experiences shape reactions today.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to name repeating patterns, understand triggers, and find small changes that feel manageable. Claudia helps people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, addictions and self-esteem problems to notice options they might not have seen. Her work also supports those dealing with parenting stress, body image and eating-related struggles, and people exploring identity and LGBT issues.
She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when they appear in relationships. Claudia uses elements of Internal Family Systems to map different parts and conflicts within a person. People who come for help often want clearer boundaries, better communication, or relief from intense emotions.
Claudia offers conversations that are frank and compassionate, and she encourages practical steps alongside reflection. She helps clients set goals and reviews progress as therapy continues. Sessions are available in English and Claudia works with international clients.
Her approach is collaborative - she listens first, then shares ideas about how to move forward together.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 397135 | September 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claudia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Claudia names
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How Claudia's approaches work online
Psychodynamic therapy looks at how past relationships and early experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. Online sessions use gentle conversation to spot repeating patterns and understand why certain situations trigger strong reactions.Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on reducing the ongoing impact of traumatic events. In digital sessions this approach can include paced discussions about memories and reactions, alongside techniques to manage stress and grounding between sessions.
Internal Family Systems helps name the different parts inside a person - for example the upset part, the critic or the protector - and supports them to relate to each other more kindly. This can be done through guided dialogue in video or text formats to explore inner conflicts at a comfortable pace.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. She will check in about progress and adjust the way she works as therapy develops.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or travel, while keeping continuity over time.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
Claudia supports people with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief and intimacy-related issues. She also works with anxiety, depression, stress, addictions and self-esteem difficulties.
What is Claudia's therapeutic style?
She combines psychodynamic thinking with trauma-focused work and elements of Internal Family Systems. Sessions are conversational and aim to understand patterns and find practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
Claudia has four years of professional experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Claudia is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Claudia runs sessions by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Claudia?
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