- Humanistic approach
- Video and live chat
- 30 or 45 minute sessions
About Ariana
Ariana Luisa is a counsellor who draws on humanistic and psychodynamic ideas to support adults exploring difficult feelings and relationships. She holds an Accredited Diploma in Counselling with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, NCPS, and works in English with people based in the United Kingdom. Her approach is conversational and reflective, aiming to help people notice patterns and make sense of their inner world.
Ariana offers open-ended, explorative therapy that looks at memories, emotions and unconscious patterns. Sessions can focus on stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports people navigating identity questions, codependency, body-image worries and the emotional fallout of separation or loss.
In the room she listens without judgement and avoids giving prescriptive advice. Instead she helps clients think through choices and recognise how past experiences shape current behaviour. This includes attention to attachment, abandonment issues and how trauma or dissociation might affect daily life.
Her background combines client-centred and psychodynamic perspectives alongside trauma-focused ideas. That mix is used to understand emotional difficulties while working at a pace set by the client. Ariana has four years of practice experience and describes therapy as a shared, investigative process rather than a quick fix.
Practical details are straightforward: she offers video and live chat sessions, with messaging available between sessions. Session lengths are typically 30 or 45 minutes and she uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Approaches that guide online counselling
Ariana works from a client-centred foundation that places the person and their experience at the heart of therapy. This approach focuses on listening, empathy and helping people speak about what matters to them, which can help with low self-esteem, relationship concerns and general life stress.She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and unconscious patterns influence current behaviour. This style helps when people want to understand recurring difficulties, attachment issues or feelings that feel hard to change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ariana will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That means adapting pace and focus as new issues come up, rather than following a fixed plan.
Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions around work and family commitments and the option to choose a format that feels most convenient. This counsellor offers video and live chat, with messaging available between sessions, but readers should confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make regular check-ins more feasible and reduce travel time, helping therapy fit into everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Ariana helps people who are experiencing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and depression. She also supports those facing relationship problems, eating and body-image issues, codependency and trauma-related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a humanistic, client-centred stance combined with psychodynamic and trauma-focused ideas. Sessions are conversational and exploratory, with the client setting the pace and topics.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with adults. That experience shapes her focus on open-ended exploration and understanding emotional patterns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an Accredited Diploma in Counselling with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and practises with clients in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video and live chat sessions, with messaging available between appointments. Telephone or audio-only sessions are not offered.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.