About Alessio
Alessio Tonato is a psychotherapeutic counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has seven years of experience offering talk therapy to help people work through stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, depression, family issues and trauma. He provides sessions in English, French and Italian in the United Kingdom.
Alessio works in a holistic way that brings together body awareness and psychological exploration. He encourages people to notice how feelings show up in their body and to use that information alongside talk-based reflection.
Background and approach
This somatic attention is balanced with attachment-focused thinking to make sense of relationship patterns and with mindfulness to build present-moment skills. In sessions he aims for a dialogic, conversational style. People can expect focused listening, gentle inquiry and practical reflection on recurring patterns.
The work often involves identifying habits of thinking and behaviour that cause pain and testing small, different ways of responding in daily life. He supports people facing decisions about careers, separation and changes in family life. He also helps those dealing with anger, guilt, shame, infidelity and issues linked to abandonment or attachment wounds.
The aim is clearer self-understanding and more choice in how to respond to hard situations. Therapy is tailored to each person’s needs and preferences. Alessio guides the process while inviting collaboration on goals and steps to get there.
Sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines and comforts.
How somatic, attachment and mindfulness work online
Somatic Therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and how they link to emotions and behaviour. Online sessions can guide people to notice breath, posture and tension and then reflect on what those sensations reveal about stress, trauma or relationship reactions.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at recurring patterns in relationships and early bonds that shape current expectations. Conversations online can map these patterns and help people try different ways of relating in their daily life.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to bring focus to the present moment and reduce reactivity. Quick exercises can be practised between sessions to support emotional regulation and clearer thinking.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the person’s goals, needs and preferences and suggest ways of combining somatic, attachment and mindfulness work. Together they plan steps that feel manageable and relevant to everyday life.
Online formats - video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. These options allow flexible scheduling, ongoing check-ins between sessions and the chance to practice techniques in the context of home life. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises so people can benefit from embodied and relational work even at a distance.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, French, Italian