Francesca Sciandra

Through compassionate and supported exploration, therapy can be a space for transformative healing and change, empowering you to live a more fulfilling and authentic life.

When you begin therapy, you might experience a complex mix of thoughts and feelings. You might be thinking —

• ‘I’m worried about opening up to someone, but I need help.’

• ‘I feel anxious, and it’s affecting the quality of my life and my relationships with others.’

• ‘I am struggling in my relationships, and I don’t know what to do.’

• ‘I know what’s wrong, but I don’t know how to change.’  

• ‘I'm frustrated — I keep doing the same thing, but I’m unsure why.’

As an integrative therapist, I strive to create a nurturing environment tailored to your unique needs and goals. I provide an accepting and non-judgmental space for you to explore the things that are important to you. I’m here to support you every step of the way as you discover lasting, positive change.

I specialise in helping people process and heal from anxiety and other difficulties affecting their adult relationships and sex lives.

The most common challenges I help people with include:

• Coping with stress and overcoming anxiety

• Exploring and resolving relationship issues and difficulties

• Resolving sexual issues, including sexual shame and sexual difficulties

• Exploring attachment issues, including anxious, avoidant, and disorganised patterns of relating to others — these are sometimes called ‘commitment issues’ or ‘abandonment issues’

• Improving emotional regulation and resolving issues, including anger and jealousy

• Processing developmental and childhood trauma, including healing from childhood abuse and neglect

I also help with frequently related issues, including:

• Treating forms of depression, including major depression

• Overcoming low self-confidence and low self-esteem

• Overcoming feelings of isolation or loneliness

• Resolving sleep problems, including insomnia, nightmares, and sleep anxiety

I am trained in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, and I can support you in processing and integrating psychedelic experiences and non-ordinary states of consciousness.

An integrative approach to healing

My approach blends therapeutic modalities, including hypnotherapy, somatic methods, humanistic counselling, psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness practices, and inner child work.

Hypnotherapy and hypno-psychotherapeutic counselling use the power of hypnosis and talk therapy to access and resolve deep-rooted issues, facilitate personal growth, and create lasting positive change.

This empathetic and collaborative therapeutic space is designed to empower you on your journey of self-discovery and healing.