Matteo Oriani
Practical therapy for anxiety and life change
About Matteo
Matteo Oriani uses a blend of practical therapeutic approaches to help people manage anxiety, stress and major life changes. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and offers work in both English and Italian. Sessions can be short term or longer, depending on what someone needs.
He helps with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, panic, insomnia, overthinking and obsessive behaviours. He also supports people facing low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, career transitions and burnout.
Background and approach
Addiction, grief and trauma are part of his practice as well. Matteo combines methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, person-centred ideas, Gestalt thinking and existential perspectives. He also draws on Psychosynthesis and image-based work influenced by Jungian ideas, using guided imagery and drawing when it fits the client’s needs.
Mindfulness practices are offered to help manage symptoms like stress and rumination. Before becoming a counsellor, Matteo spent over ten years working in finance and sustainability across the UK, Italy and East Africa. That background informs his interest in career questions and practical life transitions.
He has five years of direct therapeutic experience and holds BACP membership. People looking to begin simply choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions. Matteo accepts international clients and works online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, tailoring the format to the individual.
What Matteo works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches work online
Matteo draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and test different ways of coping. This approach is often used for anxiety, panic, overthinking and insomnia and focuses on practical steps someone can try between sessions.He also uses image-based and Jungian-informed methods such as guided imagery and drawing to access feelings that are hard to name. These techniques can help with grief, trauma, feelings of emptiness and identity questions by using images as a way to understand inner experience.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Matteo will talk with each person about their goals and try different methods to see what works best. He adapts the plan as therapy progresses so it fits the client’s needs and preferences.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, giving practical flexibility. Video can support guided imagery and drawing work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text-based options suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, and make ongoing support more accessible.
| 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
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Coaching
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Italian
