Donatella Maschio

Donatella Maschio is a counsellor and psychotherapist with 27 years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Donatella lists relationship, family, trauma and abuse, parenting, and depression among the issues she works with.

She trained at the University of Surrey where she gained an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy with a Means to Health. She then trained as a Systemic Family Practitioner at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which shaped her focus on families, couples and organisational work. She also holds membership as a family practitioner with the Association for Family Therapy (AFT).

Over nearly three decades she has worked in private practice and in organisational settings across the public and private sectors. Her work has included teaching and managing counselling courses and providing therapeutic input within organisations. Currently she advises staff on the emotional health of children in residential settings.

In sessions she pays attention to relationships and patterns that keep problems repeating. She helps people talk through communication problems, blended family issues and attachment concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma, depression and questions about life purpose.

Donatella offers therapy in English and Italian and accepts international clients. Practical arrangements, costs and session options vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the site.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Donatella draws on systemic family work and evidence-based therapeutic techniques to look at patterns between people. Systemic family practice focuses on relationships and the roles people take in families or groups, which can help with blended family issues, communication breakdowns and attachment concerns. She also uses approaches that address trauma and depression by helping people process difficult experiences and develop practical coping responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss options with each person, and decide collaboratively which methods fit the presenting concern, goals and preferences. That discussion can include adapting techniques to suit younger adults, parents or those juggling work demands.

Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy schedule by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins between commitments, and offering sessions that suit quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth needs. Registered or accredited professionals can help clients choose formats that match their everyday routines and therapeutic aims.