Counsellor profile
Claudia Castiglione, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Psychodynamic approach
- Trauma-focused work
- Internal Family Systems
About Claudia
Counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with four years' experience, Claudia Castiglione works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief and intimacy-related concerns. She offers counselling across a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, stress, addictions and self-esteem. Sessions are conducted in English and Claudia accepts international clients from the United Kingdom base.
Claudia follows approaches influenced by psychodynamic ideas, trauma-focused work and Internal Family Systems. She focuses on how past experiences shape current feelings and patterns. That helps people make sense of repeated reactions and painful memories.
In sessions Claudia listens for the problems that matter most to the client and notices how patterns play out in relationships and daily life. She supports people to name what is happening, try out different ways of responding and use their own strengths to manage change. Practical coping and exploring emotional history often sit alongside one another.
Her background includes work with a diverse set of issues such as eating and body-image problems, parenting strains, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns and intimacy or commitment struggles. Claudia also addresses less talked-about areas like abandonment, attachment difficulties and kink or alternative-sex culture matters.
Claudia describes her role as collaborative. She works with each person to agree goals and to check how well the approach is fitting. If you want to know more about how she works, it is sensible to ask about session arrangements before booking.
How Claudia uses psychodynamic and trauma-focused methods online
Claudia draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how earlier relationships affect current feelings and behaviour. This approach helps when someone wants to understand repeated patterns or long-standing troubles. Trauma-focused work concentrates on processing past events and reducing their day-to-day impact. It is useful for people who continue to feel unsafe, reactive or stuck because of past harm. Internal Family Systems works with different parts of the self, naming inner voices and learning how they relate to each other.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia will discuss goals, what feels useful and what does not. That conversation is collaborative and can change as therapy goes on, so the method can shift to suit a person's needs and preferences.
The practical benefits of remote counselling include fitting sessions into a busy week and removing travel time. Remote sessions can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, use fewer technical resources or avoid being on camera when needed. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which formats are offered before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can then agree a way of working that fits everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief and intimacy-related concerns. Other areas include anxiety, depression, stress, addictions and self-esteem.
What is her style of counselling?
She uses psychodynamic ideas, trauma-focused work and Internal Family Systems. That means looking at past patterns, processing trauma and understanding different parts of the self.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Claudia has four years of professional experience working in counselling roles. That period includes work across several different presenting issues.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Do sessions take place in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Confirm the current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Please check which formats are offered when you arrange your first appointment.
How are fees charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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