Dr Veronica Gioscia – Online Counselling Psychologist

Dr Veronica Gioscia – Online Counselling Psychologist

CBT, MBT, Psychodynamic and Trauma-Informed Therapy

Pronouns: She/Her

✓ Over 20 years’ experience across the NHS and private practice
✓ HCPC-registered Counselling Psychologist
✓ Experienced in anxiety, OCD, trauma and emotional regulation
✓ Specialist experience with personality and relationship difficulties
✓ Therapy available in English and Italian
✓ Online appointments for adults and young people aged 16+

About Dr Veronica Gioscia

Dr Veronica Gioscia is an experienced Counselling Psychologist who has worked across the NHS and private sector for more than 20 years. She provides online psychological therapy for adults and young people experiencing anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, emotional regulation difficulties, relationship problems and challenging life transitions.

Before beginning her career in psychology, Veronica worked as a criminal lawyer in Italy. Supporting people experiencing intense emotional and psychological pressure inspired her to retrain and dedicate her career to mental health.

Veronica draws on a range of psychological therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), psychodynamic therapy and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT). This integrative approach enables her to tailor therapy to each person rather than applying the same model to everyone.

She has substantial experience supporting people with complex and long-standing emotional difficulties, including personality disorders, fears of abandonment, relationship patterns, self-harm and difficulties understanding or regulating emotions. Veronica previously contributed to a specialist NHS Mentalization-Based Therapy service, where she supported people experiencing significant relational and emotional challenges.

Her therapeutic style is compassionate, thoughtful and collaborative. She offers a safe, non-judgemental space in which clients can understand recurring patterns, process difficult experiences and develop healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.

Veronica works in both English and Italian.

What Veronica Can Help With

Anxiety, OCD and Related Difficulties

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

• Health anxiety

• Social anxiety

• Panic attacks and agoraphobia

• Phobias, including Emetophobia, and Blood, Needle & Injection Phobia

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

• Perfectionism and procrastination

• Hoarding difficulties

• Hair pulling and skin picking

Trauma and Emotional Regulation

• Childhood trauma

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Complex PTSD

• Dissociation

• Sexual trauma

• Difficulties regulating emotions

• Self-harm

• Fears of abandonment

• The effects of adverse childhood experiences

Personality and Relationship Difficulties

• Borderline Personality Disorder

• Narcissistic personality difficulties

• Attachment difficulties

• Codependency

• Relationship conflict

• Communication and intimacy difficulties

• Separation, divorce and betrayal

• Family and parenting difficulties

Depression, Loss and Life Changes

• Depression and low mood

• Low self-esteem

• Bereavement and loss

• Loneliness

• Fertility difficulties and miscarriage

• Postnatal depression

• Menopause and menstrual-related mental health

• Relocation and adjusting to a new country

• Major life transitions

Health, Work and Wellbeing

• Coping with cancer and other health conditions

• Chronic pain

• Chronic fatigue

• Work-related stress and burnout

• Workplace bullying and redundancy

• Sleep difficulties

• Body image and eating difficulties

• Carer stress

Models and approaches Veronica is trained to use:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist

• Mindfulness-Based CBT (MBCT)

• Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Integrative Therapy

• Interpersonal therapy

• Mentalization Based Theory for Personality Disorders (MBT)

• Schema Therapy

• Psychodynamic therapy

• Brief Psycodynamic Therapy

• Solution Focused Therapy

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)

• Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

• Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)

• Person-centred therapy

• Rational Emotive Therapy (RECBT)

Veronica works with:

• Adults (19-65+ Years)

• Adolescents (16 - 18 Years)                   

Veronica is fluent in:

• English

• Italian

Insurance companies registered with:

• AXA Health

• Bupa

• Vitality

• Aviva

• WPA

• BBL Medical

• Cigna

• Allianz

• PruHealth

Veronica training & credentials

• BPS 132398

• HCPC PYL04913

Feedback about therapy with Veronica

Borderline Personality Disorder
I am grateful to have your support and guidance Veronica. I just wanted to let you know. Thank you. - AC

Suicide ideation
Veronica, I would like to extend enormous gratitude to you for all the support and expert advice you have offered. Your interventions over the last 6 months have had an enormous positive impact to both myself, and collaterally, to my family. Thank you.- RO

Anxiety and Job Hunting
Thank you for yesterday. It really helped. I received this email this morning...they offered me the contract. I will try to be more hopeful and stop attacking myself. Thank you so much for all you have done to support me over the years. For your patience and your professional brilliance. Wouldn't be here without you. - SJ

Managing chronic health condition
Dear Veronica I would like to thank you for so much for all your listening advice and guidance of how I should deal with my issues. I feel I am ready to stop our conversation. Reason being that I am in a much better place now, mentally. I have resolved most of my mental problems and no longer suffer symptoms I cannot manage. I now know who to turn to (you) in the future should I experience a relapse. I would like to thank you! - HJ


Managing relationship with adolescent twins
Hi Veronica I hope you are well. My son got AAA heading to D University and my daughter AAB going to L University. I can't thank you enough for all your incredible help and insight and getting me through the toughest of times. Thank you! - SJ

Fertility problems
Since I won’t be seeing you before the end of the year, I just wanted to thank you for all your guidance and support during what has been the most challenging year for me so far. I don’t think I could have navigated it with as much awareness and courage without our sessions. - CA

Relationship difficulties
Thank you for all your support you have given me in the last year. I have learned so much about myself and my relationship with my family that I wasn’t aware of and how they were affecting me and then trying to minimise the affect they have on me. I am very grateful for you help and only wish I had found your sooner. - VG

Work burnout
I can’t believe it’s been a year and do recognise the difference in myself from where I was then to where I am now. I look back and can’t believe at times how bad I was and so know that I am not like that any more. I like that you are straight to the point with what you have to say or your observations and although it may sting a bit or be a truth that I don’t want to acknowledge, I do appreciate this. - AC

Health Anxiety and Adjustment follow Cancer diagnosis
I highly recommend Veronica who has been an incredible support during my journey through breast cancer and significant life changes. Veronica's compassionate guidance and expert care have truly transformed my life, helping me find joy and resilience during challenging times. - KL

Suicide ideation
Veronica, I would like to extend enormous gratitude to you for all the support and expert advice you have offered. Your interventions over the last 6 months have had an enormous positive impact. Thank you so much for your skill, expertise and care. Our sessions do so much to keep me feeling mentally well and safe. - RO

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