Francesca Sciandra

Integrative Therapist, Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, and Hypnotherapist ∙ Individual Therapy and Couples Therapy

I am currently accepting new clients for online individual therapy and online couples therapy.

Phone and WhatsApp: +44 (0) 7593 376 223
Email [email protected]

Therapy offers a structured space to examine emotional and relational patterns as they unfold over time. Rather than focusing on advice-giving or surface-level solutions, this work attends to the underlying processes that shape how individuals experience themselves and relate to others.

People often seek therapy when understanding alone has not been sufficient, when patterns are visible but remain unchanged, or when previous approaches have not addressed what sits beneath the difficulty.You do not need clarity, emotional fluency, or a fully formed narrative to begin. Therapy provides the structure within which understanding, movement, and change develop over time.I offer individual and couples therapy to clients located in the UK and other countries where permitted by local regulation. I work online and sessions are held over Zoom.My practice focuses on relational patterns, attachment dynamics, and psychological material that persists despite insight, effort, or previous therapy.In sessions, I am direct and curious. I notice patterns, ask questions that may feel unexpected, and work with what’s present rather than what’s easiest to discuss. Difficult material is not avoided, and the work often involves staying with uncertainty while meaning takes shape.This approach is well-suited to those who recognise the gap between insight and change and who are open to working with vulnerability and complexity, even when resolution is not immediate. Therapy is depth-oriented, active, and relationally focused.To begin, I offer a 20-minute intro call. If you are seeking couples therapy, each partner should book a separate intro call.Book an intro call →

An Integrative Therapeutic Approach

My work is integrative, grounded in psychodynamic and person-centred orientations. When working with couples, I practice primarily within Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT).Depending on what emerges, I may also draw on hypnotherapy, parts-based approaches, and attention to early relational experience, allowing therapy to respond to what’s needed.Depth-oriented therapy examines what lies beneath presenting concerns, including:

  • attachment patterns shaped by developmental and adult relationships

  • relational templates and mental models that operate outside awareness

  • psychological material that continues to influence experience despite conscious intention

The therapeutic relationship provides a consistent relational structure in which these patterns can be observed and worked with as they emerge. What becomes activated, avoided, or repeated within therapy is treated as meaningful material rather than something to move past.This approach has developed from my training in analytical hypnotherapy and integrative psychotherapy, extending into relational and attachment-focused work. Attention to both intrapsychic and interpsychic dynamics allows therapy to address internal psychological structures alongside the relational patterns that form between self and others.

How Therapy Is Structured

Therapy is most effective when it takes place within a consistent structure. Individual and couples sessions happen weekly at a set time. Individual sessions are 50 or 80 minutes; couples sessions are 80 minutes.I most often work with clients on a medium- to long-term basis, allowing space for patterns to emerge, be understood, and gradually reorganised. Short-term therapy may be appropriate in specific circumstances where the focus is clearly defined.

Fees

Individual Therapy
£120 for a 50-minute session
£180 for an 80-minute sessionCouples Therapy
£240 for an 80-minute sessionIndividual Therapy - Session blocks
Six sessions for £684
Eight sessions for £864Couples Therapy - Session blocks
Six sessions for £1,368
Eight sessions for £1,728

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapeutic Counselling, The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy

  • Diploma in Analytical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, Jacquelyne Morison Hypnotherapy Training

Additional Training and Certifications

  • Professional Certificate in Couples Therapy, Institute of Couples Therapy

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Externship, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration, Fluence

  • MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Couples with Anne Wagner

  • Psychedelics and Psychoanalysis, Fluence

  • Foundations of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Beckley Academy

Registrations and Memberships

  • UKCP Trainee Psychotherapist, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

  • Registered Hypnotherapist and Acknowledged Supervisor, General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)

  • Member, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)

  • Associate Member, The National Society of Talking Therapies (NSTT)

  • International Affiliate, Society for Humanistic Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA), Division 32

Beginning Therapy

Intro calls are 20 minutes and take place by Zoom. They offer a contained space to explore whether this way of working is appropriate for your situation and whether there is a mutual fit.If you are seeking couples therapy, each partner should book a separate consultation.

I do not offer therapy or counselling to US-based clients. If you are based in the US, please view services offered here.

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