Counsellor profile
Alessio Tonato, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and anxiety
See online counselling options- Attachment work
- Mindfulness practice
- Somatic awareness
About Alessio
Alessio Tonato is a counsellor and BACP member with seven years' experience working in the United Kingdom. He offers talk therapy in English, French and Italian and helps people with stress, anxiety, relationships, intimacy, low self-esteem and depression.
He also supports people coping with family problems, trauma and abuse, anger and career changes. Alessio names specific focuses such as attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and difficulties after separation or infidelity.
Alessio describes his way of working as conversational and awareness-focused. He encourages people to look at patterns of behaviour and thought that are getting in the way. Sessions aim to help people notice what they do, try out different responses, and build more helpful habits over time.
He uses approaches that draw on attachment work, mindfulness and the body. That means sessions may include attention to how feelings show up in the body, grounding skills, and looking at relationship patterns rooted in early bonds. Mindfulness tools are used to help people manage worry and strong emotions.
Practical concerns such as career aims, coping with life changes or dealing with anger are discussed alongside deeper relationship themes. Alessio’s work is conversational and action-oriented when needed, with space to reflect. Those interested are asked to check the service details and booking steps before arranging a first meeting.
How attachment, mindfulness and body work are used online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections. Online sessions can examine these patterns through conversation, reflection and exercises that map how people relate to others and to themselves.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention skills to manage worry and intense emotions. In digital meetings Alessio may guide short breathing or noticing exercises to help people reduce rumination and feel more steady between sessions.
Somatic therapy focuses on how feelings appear in the body and on practical ways to regulate those sensations. This can include grounding techniques, gentle movement or posture work and noticing physical reactions when discussing difficult events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alessio will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree together which methods to try. The choice can change as the work progresses and will be reviewed collaboratively.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these practical benefits while working with the approaches described above.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Italian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he commonly help with?
Alessio works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, low self-esteem and depression. He also addresses family problems, trauma and abuse, anger and career or life changes.
What style of therapy does he use?
He works conversationally and focuses on raising awareness of patterns in thought, feeling and behaviour. He integrates attachment-based ideas, mindfulness and body-focused work as part of that approach.
How much experience does he have?
He has seven years' experience offering talk therapy in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is he a member of?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, French and Italian.
Can I book from outside the UK?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
To begin, select the 'See online counselling options' button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.