Ariana Luisa

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Video and live chat

About Ariana

Ariana Luisa works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, relationship issues and a broad range of life changes using humanistic and psychodynamic approaches. She is registered with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and has four years' experience in counselling. Sessions are offered by video and live chat, with messaging available between appointments.

Ariana uses open-ended, explorative therapy to help people talk through feelings, memories and relationships. She aims to make space for discussion about how past experiences link to present patterns. Sessions focus on helping people notice repeated dynamics and consider different ways of responding.

Her practice draws on client-centred principles, which prioritise the person's own perspective and pace. Existential ideas are used to consider values, meaning and choices when people face life transitions. Psychodynamic elements are offered to look at unconscious patterns that influence relationships and self-image.

Ariana can work with concerns including eating and body image, intimacy-related issues, parenting and fatherhood matters, anger, career and compassion fatigue. She also lists support for trauma and abuse, attachment and abandonment issues, domestic violence, divorce and separation, and coping with disasters.

Practical details are discussed at first contact. Sessions are available in English, and international clients are not currently accepted. Ariana offers 30 or 45 minute sessions and asks people to pick a time that suits both of them, noting she cannot promise the same slot each week. Booking uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How Ariana uses her approaches in online counselling

A client-centred approach focuses on the person's own experience and priorities, giving time for reflection and for the client to lead what is discussed. This helps when people want someone to listen and mirror their feelings without giving direct advice.

Existential work looks at values, meaning and choice. It can be helpful for people coping with life changes, loss or questions about direction. Psychodynamic elements explore recurring patterns and past influences to make sense of current relationships and behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ariana will discuss different ways of working and agree with the client which methods to emphasise based on needs, goals and preferences. That decision is made together and can change as therapy progresses.

Practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions around work and family life and avoiding travel time. Some people find video suits deeper conversation, while live chat can be easier for shorter check-ins or when typing helps expression. Confirm the available session options before booking to ensure they match personal requirements.

Topics Ariana lists

• Stress and anxiety
• LGBT
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Ariana

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She lists anxiety and stress among her main areas of concern and offers talk-based work to address them.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers humanistic, explorative counselling drawing on client-centred, psychodynamic and existential approaches.

What experience does she have?

She has four years' experience in counselling practice, as stated in her profile.

Is she registered and where does she practise?

She is registered with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

She offers video and live chat sessions, with messaging available between sessions; telephone or audio-only sessions are not offered.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.