Matteo Oriani

Matteo Oriani is a UK-licensed therapist and a member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). He offers both long-term and short-term therapy in English and Italian, working with people across a range of life challenges.

He supports those experiencing anxiety, excessive worrying and overthinking, including symptoms such as paralysing anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia and OCD. Matteo also works with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence - including autism and dyscalculia - helping clients manage attention differences and hyperactivity in daily life and to use those traits as strengths.

Relationship work is a key focus, covering difficulties in intimate relationships, friendships and family dynamics, and addressing issues such as jealousy, anger, control, setting boundaries and asking for what matters. He also helps people rebuild self-esteem and confidence, moving beyond self-defeating thoughts and low self-worth to improve social and professional life.

Matteo provides support through life and career transitions, guiding clients who face redundancy, divorce or other phases of uncertainty to explore what comes next. He works with stress and burnout to help people step back, become present and prioritise what is most important, aiming to make painful experiences transformative.

He addresses men’s issues, including challenges with sex, dating and friendships, and offers a space to explore what it means to be a man in the modern world. Matteo identifies as a male, gay, non-religious and liberal therapist.

Therapeutically, he integrates techniques from Psychosynthesis, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Person-Centred, Gestalt and Existential approaches. He has specific training and interest in image-based therapy drawing on Jungian ideas, and where appropriate may introduce guided imagery and drawing techniques. He also uses mindfulness methods when they are helpful to manage symptoms.

Before training as a therapist, Matteo spent over 10 years working in the financial industry and in sustainability across the United Kingdom, Italy and East Africa, where he held several positions, led teams and mentored more junior colleagues.