Elena Bonsignore
Counselling Psychologist
Elena is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, registered with the Health & Care Professions Council and accredited with IPT UK. She is also a Supervisor on the BPS Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors.
As a Counselling Psychologist Elena combines evidence-based approaches with a solid therapeutic alliance with her patients. Elena's therapeutic approach draws from Third Wave CBT approaches, such as Compassion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness Based Therapy.
Prior to going into private practice last year, Elena had over 20 years experience of working in primary care in the NHS. She has extensive experience of helping people from all backgrounds with a wide variety of presentations including :
- Anxiety, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, (GAD), Panic attacks and Panic Disorder, Health Anxiety)
- Depression
- Loss and bereavement
- Low self-esteem
- Workplace stress and performance stress
- Perfectionism
- Relationship Problems
- Self criticism
- Sleep problems and Insomnia
- Eating disorders
Elena is also an accredited Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) practitioner. IPT is a NICE recommended approach for depression in the context of life changes, relationship disputes, loneliness, isolation, loss and bereavement. She is also an accredited IPT supervisor involved with the training and supervision of IPT practitioners in training.
Elena is able to offer therapy in English and Italian.
I believe Elena Bonsignore has been instrumental in helping me learn and practice self-compassion and train my brain to slow down. Both being essential for my well-being. She also listened and helped me talk through and process trauma/grief. Perhaps most telling is that once she felt she had gone as far as was necessary with the process she told me that she thought we could stop but that I should continue using the tools suggested. Elena has kept the door very much open in case I need to go back in the future. She is highly recommended.
