Antonello Sirigu, HCPC

Antonello Sirigu is a counsellor and psychotherapist who helps adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and major life changes. He works with people who are reassessing their career, feeling isolated, or coping with ageing and geriatric issues. His approach aims to make the first step easier and less overwhelming.

He trained in Italy and has practised in Italian mental health services before moving to the United Kingdom, where he has worked within NHS mental health services. He has three years of professional experience and holds HCPC registration. Antonello draws on a mix of talking therapies and coaching skills to meet practical goals as well as deeper understanding.

Sessions focus on the concerns that brought someone through the door. He uses tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to tackle unhelpful patterns and to build new coping skills. He also uses psychodynamic ideas and Internal Family Systems to look at how relationships and past experiences shape current feelings.

Antonello adapts his style to each person. Some work is short-term and goal-focused, for issues like career or stress. Other work explores life history, attachment and identity over a longer period. He pays attention to cultural background and life context when planning sessions.

People who choose him can expect practical strategies alongside reflective conversation. He encourages clear goals, regular review of progress and collaborative planning so sessions match what each person needs.

How his approaches translate to online work

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress when clear steps and tools are needed.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving how people cope day to day. It can help with mood swings, strong stress reactions and building steadier routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Antonello aims to agree the methods together based on what the client wants to achieve and how they prefer to work. That might mean short, goal-focused sessions or a longer course of reflective therapy, and he will check in regularly to adjust the plan.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as these are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow brief check-ins when a full appointment is not needed. It can also offer options for quieter audio-only conversations when bandwidth or a shorter check-in is preferable.