Rosa Tomassi-Bella, BACP
Rosa Tomassi-Bella offers calm, focused support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief or difficult relationships.
About Rosa
Rosa Tomassi-Bella offers calm, focused support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief or difficult relationships. She presents a steady presence and helps clients talk through what feels heavy. Rosa keeps sessions simple and centred on the person in front of her.
Rosa trained in psychology, holding a BSc in Psychology with Neuropsychology and an MSc in Clinical and Health Psychology. She does not practise as a psychologist, but these degrees inform her counselling.
Background and approach
That background helps her explain how thoughts, feelings and bodily reactions can connect. Her main style is person-centred work that aims to meet people where they are. Sessions are collaborative and paced gently, with space for reflection and small, practical steps.
She also draws on attachment and psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns that repeat over time. Rosa offers resources such as worksheets and journaling prompts for people who want tools between sessions. These are optional and adapted to each person’s needs and rhythm.
The aim is to make reflection manageable rather than overwhelming. She provides online sessions across borders and cultures, so national location is not a barrier for people who want remote support. Conversations focus on what matters to the client, whether that is intimacy, identity, coping with change, or processing trauma and loss.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 383418 | February 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
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 Rosa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Rosa names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Rosa’s approaches work online
Rosa uses a person-centred approach that puts the client’s experience at the centre of the work, offering attentive listening and steady presence to help people feel understood and begin to untangle difficult feelings. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds can affect current reactions, which can help with intimacy, trust and relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Rosa will work together with each person to decide whether person-centred listening, attachment-focused reflection or psychodynamic exploration fits best. That decision is made from the client’s goals, comfort and pace rather than assumed in advance.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video is useful for fuller conversation and non-verbal cues, while phone work may suit shorter check-ins or times with limited bandwidth. Live chat and messaging can support people who prefer writing or need a flexible way to reflect between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can deliver meaningful therapeutic work through these formats, and Rosa adapts methods and tools to each medium so the work remains collaborative and manageable.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Rosa help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties, including intimacy and self-esteem concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Rosa practises a person-centred style that emphasises being heard and understood, with relational depth and gentle pacing.
What is Rosa’s clinical background?
She has nine years of experience and holds a BSc in Psychology with Neuropsychology and an MSc in Clinical and Health Psychology.
Is Rosa registered with any professional body in the UK?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, recorded as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
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