About Dario
Dario De Gaetanis offers counselling rooted in mindfulness and experiential practice. He blends body-based awareness with talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger and other concerns. Dario works in English and Italian and has 14 years of professional experience in the field.
He uses mindfulness at the core of his work alongside Client-Centred Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Sessions often include breath awareness, gentle body-focused exercises and practical skills for emotional regulation.
How Dario works
These approaches are used to help with mood, focus, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. Dario also draws on psychodynamic ideas and Internal Family Systems to look at patterns that keep people stuck. That can include attachment issues, family problems, guilt and shame, and difficulties around intimacy and self-esteem.
He aims to help people notice repeated reactions and make different choices. Practical concerns such as sleep, eating, workplace stress and career decisions are part of his caseload. He also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, addictions and ADHD-related challenges.
Sessions are straightforward and focused on what the person needs in the moment. Dario previously worked in educational settings as an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. That experience informs his calm, patient style and his focus on building emotional awareness.
He encourages small, manageable steps and offers tools clients can use between meetings. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. Therapy is offered online in multiple formats so people can choose what fits their life.
Dario lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Dario works with
The areas below are the ones Dario selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English, Italian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Mindfulness and skills-based therapy online
Dario commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in his online practice. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and understanding so people can explore what matters to them. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy teaches specific skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and improved interpersonal functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means plans can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face from wherever they are and are useful for longer conversations and body-awareness exercises. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break or a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, short coaching moments and ongoing skills practice between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals provide these formats so clients can choose what matches their routine and comfort.
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