Cristina Lorefice

Cristina Lorefice is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 16 years of experience. She works with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure of what comes next. Her listed concerns include stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, eating issues, low self-esteem and depression.

Cristina uses straightforward conversation to help people name what matters and make small changes. She mixes client-centred listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioural work and mindfulness. Sessions focus on what is happening now, what patterns keep repeating, and what steps are possible next.

Clients who struggle with abandonment, control issues, communication problems or feelings of emptiness can expect direct attention to those patterns. She also has experience supporting people with body image, addiction, caregiver stress, bereavement linked to cancer, and separation or divorce concerns. Cristina notices where past events shape present choices and talks through how to shift those patterns.

Sessions often explore relationship dynamics, commitment worries and codependency in clear, plain terms. The therapist can use Imago-informed ideas to look at how two people interact and where misunderstandings start. Cristina combines that with motivational interviewing techniques when someone feels stuck about making changes.

She speaks English and Italian. International clients are accepted. Before booking, clients are asked to use the site matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session so practical details can be arranged.

How Cristina’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on open listening and helping people clarify what matters to them. It is useful for someone unsure about their next steps because it gives space to speak and to notice what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers concrete techniques to test unhelpful thinking and to try small behavioural changes that can reduce anxiety or lift mood.

Existential ideas help people face questions about meaning, choice and responsibility. They can be useful after a life change when someone is asking what comes next rather than seeking quick fixes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cristina will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they choose whether to lean more on listening, practical CBT tasks or reflective existential discussion and then adjust as needed.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid being on camera if that feels difficult. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, use these options to help sessions fit into everyday life.