
Dario De Gaetanis
Mindfulness-based counselling and emotional support
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Mindfulness-based counselling and emotional support
Start with Dario De GaetanisLicensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Dario De Gaetanis holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology and is a licensed counsellor in both the United Kingdom and Italy. With 14 years of professional experience, he specialises in mindfulness-based counselling and also works as an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) in a primary school.
Mindfulness is central to his practice, informed by long-term study and practice of the Buddhist Dharma and Vipassana Meditation. His approach is integrative, grounded in Western psychological traditions such as humanistic-existential, psychodynamic and transpersonal models, while also drawing on principles from ancient Buddhist psychology.
Clinical methods and techniques he uses include elements from Client-Centred Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Gestalt therapy and Psychosynthesis. He also incorporates somatic resources and body-based awareness practices to complement talking therapies and to help clients access deeper self-regulation and healing.
In session he seeks to create a space where people can freely express themselves, reconnect with their bodily experience where emotions are often held, and feel that their thoughts and feelings are welcomed and understood. He aims to offer attentive listening, help clients discover inner resources and support a natural process of mental and physical healing.
The therapeutic benefits he emphasises include improved emotional regulation, reductions in symptoms of anxiety, depression and anger, clearer focus and concentration, greater self-awareness and self-acceptance, strengthened coping skills and an overall enhancement of wellbeing.
Seeking change takes courage, and Dario De Gaetanis offers support and guidance for those ready to take the next steps toward a more fulfilling life.