GIOVANNA NIOLA

I am a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with over 7 years’ experience supporting adults with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, emotional difficulties, and life challenges. My background includes working within NHS Talking Therapies services, hospital settings, private practice, and specialist services supporting neurodivergent clients. My core approach is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, but I work in a flexible and collaborative way, drawing also on Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion-Focused approaches, and other third-wave CBT models where helpful. I believe therapy works best when it feels both structured and human: a space where we can understand the patterns that keep difficulties going, while also making room for emotions, past experiences, values, and the therapeutic relationship itself. I aim to offer a warm, thoughtful, and non-judgemental space where clients can feel understood and supported. Together, we can explore how thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and deeper beliefs interact, and develop practical strategies to create meaningful change. Alongside my UK training and BABCP accreditation, I am also registered with the Ordine degli Psicologi della Sardegna and authorised to practise psychotherapy in Italy. I offer therapy in both English and Italian.