Matteo Oriani, BACP

Matteo Oriani is a counsellor who blends practical therapies with creative methods to help people feel steadier in daily life. He speaks English and Italian, and brings five years of therapeutic practice alongside a decade of previous work in finance and sustainability.

He focuses on anxiety, stress and overthinking, including panic and sleep disruption. He supports people dealing with low self-esteem, career changes and the fallout from separation or redundancy. Addiction, grief and trauma are also areas he addresses in sessions.

Matteo uses a mix of approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques, person-centred listening, Gestalt and existential ideas. He also draws on psychosynthesis and image-based methods inspired by Jungian thinking, including guided imagery and drawing when these fit the work.

Mindfulness practices may be offered to help manage symptoms like anxiety and rumination. Sessions can be short-term or longer, depending on what the person wants to achieve and how issues change over time.

Before counselling, he worked for over ten years in the financial sector and in sustainability across the UK, Italy and East Africa, where he led teams and mentored colleagues. That background informs a practical, problem-focused style that still allows space for creativity and reflection.

How Matteo’s methods work in online therapy

Matteo draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help people change unhelpful thinking and build practical coping strategies for anxiety, low mood and stress. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, testing new behaviours and developing small, manageable steps for day-to-day life.

He also uses image-based methods influenced by Jungian ideas, such as guided imagery and drawing, to access feelings that can be hard to put into words. These approaches can be useful for trauma, grief and experiences that feel stuck or confusing.

Finding the right approach is treated as a shared process. Matteo works with each person to identify their goals and preferences, and then adapts techniques as the work unfolds. That collaboration helps decide whether cognitive work, imagery, mindfulness or a mix suits a particular issue.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work or family life and reducing travel time. If you need to check which session formats he currently offers, confirm them before booking so you know what will work in your routine.