Rosa Tomassi-Bella, BACP

Rosa Tomassi-Bella offers calm, steady support for people facing difficult life moments. She meets individuals who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, trauma and questions around intimacy. Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical so clients can feel understood and less alone.

Rosa holds a BSc in Psychology with Neuropsychology and an MSc in Clinical and Health Psychology. She does not practise as a psychologist, but says her studies help her understand how the mind and body interact and inform her counselling. She works from a person-centred stance that keeps the client's experience in focus.

Her practice emphasises the relationship between counsellor and client. She aims to build trust and a sense of being heard before moving on to change. The pace is gentle and collaborative, and clients are invited to shape sessions to match their needs and rhythms.

Rosa draws on a mix of approaches including attachment-oriented ideas, psychodynamic thinking, Jungian perspectives and mindfulness practices. She often uses reflective tools such as worksheets and journaling prompts to support learning between sessions, and these are optional.

She also works with concerns linked to identity and life changes, including LGBT issues, adoption and foster care, ageing, caregiver stress, body image and coping with cancer. International work is possible and sessions are offered in English. There is an emphasis on practical steps that fit into everyday life rather than quick fixes.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Rosa uses attachment-based ideas that focus on relationships and safety in the therapy room; this helps when working through relationship strain, attachment issues and feelings linked to abandonment. Client-centred therapy guides her to prioritise the person's own goals and lived experience, offering a listening stance that supports self-exploration and coping with life changes. Jungian perspectives add attention to personal meaning, symbols and inner stories, which can help with identity questions and deeper emotional patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rosa describes the process as collaborative - she helps clients try different ways of working and adjusts methods to suit each person's needs, goals and preferences. The intention is to arrive together at approaches that feel useful rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy can make fitting sessions into everyday life easier, for example by avoiding travel and allowing appointments around work or caregiving. If you want to use worksheets or journaling prompts between meetings, these can be shared to support that work. The biography notes online provision, but it is best to confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking.