Counsellor profile
Rosa Tomassi-Bella, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Person-centred
- Attachment-based
- Mindfulness
About Rosa
Counsellor and BACP member Rosa Tomassi-Bella has nine years' experience supporting people in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and intimacy-related concerns. Sessions aim to help people talk through what feels difficult and find clearer ways to cope.
Rosa trained in psychology and holds a BSc in Psychology with Neuropsychology and an MSc in Clinical and Health Psychology. She does not practise as a psychologist, but says these studies inform her counselling and understanding of mind-body connections. Her base approach is person-centred, which means she listens for each person's experience and priorities rather than following a fixed script.
She describes her work as relational. That means the conversations themselves are central - noticing how people describe themselves, their close relationships, and their reactions to stress. Rosa uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time, and attachment-based thinking to consider how early relationships affect current ones.
Mindfulness techniques and Jungian perspectives also appear in her practice. These can help with mood, self-esteem, and coping with life changes by encouraging reflection and understanding of inner patterns. She also shares optional reflective tools such as worksheets and journaling prompts to support work between sessions.
Rosa says sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual. She works with people across cultures and identities and accepts international clients. Before booking, check current session formats and practical arrangements so they match your needs.
Therapeutic approaches for online counselling
Rosa uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. This can help when trust, closeness or repeated relationship problems are part of the issue.She also works in a person-centred way which focuses on listening closely to the client's experience and priorities. That approach is useful for people who want conversations paced around their own needs rather than a fixed structure.
Psychodynamic thinking is part of her practice too; it looks at recurring patterns and how past events shape present feelings. That perspective can be helpful for long-standing issues such as low self-esteem, codependency, or sticking points in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rosa will discuss which methods fit your goals and preferences and will adapt the pace and focus in collaboration with you.
If you want online sessions, please confirm the exact formats she offers before booking. The biography does not list specific formats, so check whether video, phone or other options are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life, reduce travel time, allow brief check-ins that suit a working day, and reduce the need to be on camera when that feels difficult.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns and related issues such as self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred approach with psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas. Mindfulness and Jungian perspectives are also part of her work.
How long has she worked as a counsellor?
She has nine years of experience working with clients in counselling roles.
Which professional body is she a member of and where is she based?
She is a member of the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the UK?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a 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.