Dr. Gabriella Carpentieri

I am an Italian psychotherapist naturalized British.
My experience within the mental health field started back in 2012, after my graduation in Italy, when I began working in an acute psychiatric ward for a couple of years.
My journey continued in the UK, where I have been for almost 9 years and where I moved as I wanted to become a Psychotherapist.
During those years, I gather a great deal of experience in working across multicultural clinical settings, with both young adults and adults. I worked for many years in a psychiatric Intensive care unit (PICU) as Psychologist, alongside several professional figures involved in our patients’ care.

After my PGDip in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I started working in a Talking Therapies service.
Working with diverse client groups from a range of different ages, ethnicities, cultures, and beliefs has taught to tailor the evidence-based cbt protocols to my clients’ needs. The pandemic has also flexed the way I deliver therapy, e.g. working via video.
I believe that for therapy to work, it needs a curious, empathic and compassionate stance. I believe it also needs a respectful, non-judgmental and collaborative relationship between the therapist and the client, and to be a safe environment in which to deal with difficult problems.
Although I am a CBT therapist, I use an integrative approach that draws on a range of psychological approaches (schema therapy, psychodynamic, cft), with the aim of shaping the treatment to the individual’s needs and supporting them to achieve changes in their lives.