Andrea Di Giovenale

BABCP Accredited CBT Practitioner

EMDR UK Trained

M.S Clinical & Developmental Psychology

I am a therapist, clinical supervisor, and lecturer specialising in anxiety, chronic worry, and trauma. I work online with adults in English, Italian, and Japanese, and I am particularly well suited to people who appear capable and high-functioning on the outside, yet feel constantly “switched on” inside.

Many of the people I work with are responsible, thoughtful, and caring individuals who hold a great deal together for others. Anxiety often shows up for them as relentless what-if thinking, ongoing tension, over-preparing, difficulty sleeping, or avoiding anything that feels uncertain. Although they may be functioning well outwardly, the internal mental load can feel exhausting and unrelenting.

My Experience

My work is CBT-based and trauma-informed, and I also offer EMDR. I help clients understand the patterns driving their anxiety and make sense of what their mind and nervous system have been trying to protect them from. Therapy is not about forcing change or eliminating symptoms, but about gently increasing a sense of safety. As the system begins to feel safer, there is less need to monitor or control everything in order to cope, allowing clients to meet uncertainty with more flexibility and to live life more fully rather than constantly managing it.

I have supported over 1,500 clients through individual and group therapy and worked for nearly a decade within the NHS. Alongside my clinical work, I am a clinical supervisor and an international lecturer in CBT, training clinicians working in both primary and secondary care settings.

I have also worked with the University of Oxford as a course supervisor for postgraduate CBT training.

My clinical experience includes working with generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder, health anxiety, OCD, PTSD, complex PTSD, and depression.

Qualifications & Training

Postgraduate Enhanced Certificate in Psychological Trauma and Personality Development (University of Oxford)
EMDR UK Certificate Levels 1–3
Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (University of Southampton)
Postgraduate Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (University of Southampton)

MSc in Clinical and Developmental Psychology (LUMSA University)BA in Psychological Sciences and Techniques (LUMSA University)Long Term Health Conditions (University of Exeter)Supervision in CBT (University of Exeter, NHS Talking Therapies Training)