Paolo De Luca , BACP

Paolo De Luca is a psychodynamic psychotherapist who provides individual therapy to adults across the lifespan. He creates a supportive, non-judgmental space where clients can bring their concerns and explore them at a pace that feels right for them. He holds the BACP credential, which denotes affiliation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

He works with people from a variety of backgrounds and with a wide range of issues, including low self-esteem, anxiety and depression, loss and bereavement, relationship and family difficulties, traumatic experiences, life-stage crises, panic attacks, sexual abuse, questions about sexuality, and personality disorders. Throughout therapy he encourages clients to raise the matters that are currently on their minds and to investigate deeper themes and patterns that may be influencing their everyday lives.

Paolo listens closely and collaborates with clients to uncover difficult areas, foster greater self-awareness, and build self-confidence so they can move toward healthier, more satisfying ways of living. He offers open-ended psychotherapy tailored to each person’s needs and preferences, and provides sessions both in person and online in English and Italian. Practical arrangements and the structure of therapy can be discussed at an initial consultation.

Online Psychodynamic and Client-Centered Support

Paolo combines psychodynamic work with a client-centered stance to support adults through emotional and relational challenges. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding a person’s experience from their point of view, offering empathy and acceptance to help people build self-understanding and confidence; it is often useful for issues like self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Psychodynamic Therapy explores underlying patterns, unconscious themes, and past experiences that influence current feelings and behaviors, which can help with trauma, recurring relationship difficulties, and long-standing emotional pain.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Paolo works collaboratively with each client to identify what will best meet their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they consider the pace, focus, and structure of therapy to arrive at a plan that feels appropriate and manageable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it possible to access licensed professionals from different locations and to fit work or family commitments. These options can increase consistency of care and make it easier for clients to maintain momentum between sessions while receiving the relational support and clinical guidance they are seeking.