About Massimiliano
Massimiliano Cattafi offers calm, practical support for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed. He listens for what matters most and helps clients take small, clear steps forward. His manner is direct yet warm, aimed at making difficult decisions feel more manageable.
He focuses on relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. He also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, commitment and control issues, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
How Massimiliano works
These areas often overlap, and he helps clients untangle them so they can move forward. Massimiliano is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shown as BACP. That membership means he follows the BACP ethical framework in his work.
He has six years of experience working with people in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and Italian. He offers several ways to meet so people can choose what fits their life and needs.
He aims for sessions that are straightforward, practical and grounded in what the client wants to achieve. People who start with Massimiliano can expect a collaborative process. He will help identify what is most important, try different ways of working, and adjust the approach if something is not helping.
The goal is clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping.
What Massimiliano works with
The areas below are the ones Massimiliano selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English, Italian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Evidence-based techniques often focus on helping people make sense of past events and learn practical ways to cope. One common approach looks at how past relationships shape current feelings and behaviours, helping people recognise patterns and try different responses. Another helpful approach focuses on managing distress and building day-to-day skills for mood, anxiety and trauma-related symptoms, using straightforward exercises and behavioural steps.Finding the right way of working is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that seem to fit, and adjust the plan if something is not helping. This is a collaborative process where the client’s priorities guide which approaches are used.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or video feels too much, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options provide flexibility so people can choose the format that suits their routine and needs.
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