Massimiliano Cattafi
Straightforward support for people who feel stuck
About Massimiliano
Massimiliano Cattafi helps people who feel stuck when life stops making sense. He offers calm, practical support so people can work out what matters and take small steps forward. He speaks English and Italian and works with adults from the United Kingdom.
He has six years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP. That registration means he follows the association's ethical framework in his practice.
Background and approach
Sessions are offered through online formats including video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging. Massimiliano focuses on relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and coping with big life changes. He also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment struggles, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image concerns and caregiver stress.
Chronic pain, illness and disability, communication and control issues, and feelings of emptiness are other areas he attends to. In a typical session he listens for what matters most to the person and helps them name the next practical step. He aims to make conversations straightforward and useful rather than long or confusing.
Clients can expect a collaborative approach that ties personal history to current problems. To begin, people fill a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Therapy fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What Massimiliano works with
Sessions & fees
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Massimiliano uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on making sense of patterns and changing unhelpful cycles. One approach helps people look at how past relationships shape current reactions and attachment patterns, which can clarify why certain situations feel painful and point to new ways of relating. Another approach focuses on managing low mood and overwhelm through practical steps - breaking problems into smaller parts, building daily routines and testing small changes to see what helps.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different techniques and try a route that fits the person's goals and everyday life. This is a collaborative process where methods are adapted as progress is made and new needs arise.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and richer interaction. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while focusing on practical change.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Italian
