Stefania Rossi, BACP

Stefania Rossi is a counsellor based in Bedfordshire who works with adults and young people aged 18 and over. She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Stefania offers 45-minute, one-to-one open-ended sessions and meets clients nationally via video platforms such as Zoom.

Stefania describes her practice as integrative with a humanistic ethos. She draws on several approaches to shape sessions to each person’s needs, including person-centred, psychodynamic and existential ideas. Her work aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, and low self-esteem.

She also pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication and control issues, and the emotional strain that comes with separation and divorce. Other areas she addresses include forgiveness, guilt, impulsivity, isolation and questions about life purpose and midlife shifts.

Stefania holds a Level 5 Certificate in Relational Counselling with Relate and maintains an enhanced DBS certificate along with professional insurance. As an MBACP member she follows the BACP Ethical Framework, has regular supervision and undertakes continuing professional development.

Initial contact includes a brief telephone consultation where practical details and the best way forward are discussed. Sessions are tailored to personal goals and preferences and delivered in a way that fits each person’s usual life and routine.

How Stefania's approaches work in online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current trust and closeness. It can help people understand recurring relationship worries and patterns of loss or abandonment.

Client-centred work puts the person's experience at the centre of sessions, with the counsellor listening and reflecting to help clarify feelings and choices. This approach supports self-esteem and decisions about relationships and life direction.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and uses practical steps to reduce anxiety and stress. It is useful for tackling specific worries and building coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then shape sessions accordingly in an ongoing, collaborative way.

Stefania meets people nationally via video platforms such as Zoom, but please confirm available session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow more flexible scheduling. Some sessions can be shorter check-ins or focused work on a particular issue to suit everyday life.