Francesca Sciandra
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello, I'm Francesca. I'm an anxiety, relationship, and sex therapist. I specialise in helping people process and heal from anxiety and other difficulties affecting their relationships and sex lives.
You might experience a complex mix of thoughts and feelings when you begin therapy. You might be thinking — 'I'm nervous to open up to someone, but I need help.' or 'I want to change, but I don't know how.'
Challenges I can help you with include:
- Managing stress and overcoming anxiety
- Exploring and resolving relationship issues and difficulties
- Resolving sexual issues, including sexual shame and sexual difficulties (vaginismus and vulvodynia)
- 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
Short-term therapy may be the right approach if you are looking for support in a period of distress or difficulty. Medium or long-term therapy is more explorative and can help you understand your life, your relationships, and the patterns you’ve experienced. Therapy typically happens weekly at a set time that works for both of us.
Attachment Issues — including Anxious Attachment, Avoidant Attachment, and Disorganised Attachment
Maybe you've noticed a relationship pattern that you can't seem to change on your own. You might have reached the end of another relationship or can’t seem to let go of previous relationships. You sometimes feel nervous in relationships or struggle with getting close to others. I help my clients to explore and resolve these feelings.
Healing from Abuse and Neglect
Some of my clients have experienced childhood trauma, neglect, or abuse. When this is unresolved, it can lead to problems in their adult lives. I help my clients understand how to heal from these experiences so they can feel good about themselves.
Hypnotherapy Supervision
I'm a registered acknowledged supervisor with the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR). I offer one-to-one and group supervision for hypnotherapists. I work with trainees and experienced hypnotherapists.
My practice follows the code of ethics and standards set forth by The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC).
Book a Consultation
Book a consultation with me here: https://francescasciandra.com/booking
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered Practitioner and Acknowledged Supervisor, General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)
- Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapeutic Counselling, The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Analytical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, accredited by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC), Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH)
- Diploma in Mindfulness Life Coaching, Mindfulness in the UK
- Certificate in Hypnotherapy Supervision, Yorkshire Hypnotherapy Training — approved by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC)
- Foundations of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Beckley Academy
- Dreaming on Purpose with Luigi Sciambarella, The National College of Hypnosis & Psychotherapy
- Qualified meditation practitioner and teacher with a focus on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Insight Meditation practices
Member organisations
The CNHC encompasses many types of alternative therapy, including hypnotherapy.
In order to be admitted to the register a practitioner must have studied to the National Occupational Standards for that profession/discipline, or have reached the equivalent of the National Occupational Standards through other relevant training or at least three years of experience and been assessed by their peers.
A practitioner must also have professional insurance and agree to abide by the CNHC Code of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.
Hypnotherapists may become members of the General Hypnotherapy Register if they satisfy certain criteria with regard to both training and ongoing requirements as determined from time to time by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC).
Members are either registered at Practitioner status (which confirms that the GHR acknowledges their qualification to practice), or Affiliate status. Although Affiliate level registrants will have completed a sufficient number of training hours to equip them to commence seeing clients on a limited basis, the GHR does not acknowledge them to have yet been trained to full practitioner level.
All GHR Registered Practitioners are required to accept the published Code of Ethics and Complaints & Disciplinary Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
Information about health conditions (*)
Hypnotherapy can enhance the well-being of individuals diagnosed with serious medical conditions, but should not take the place of medical treatment and advice. If you have been diagnosed with - or suspect you may have - any of these conditions, please speak to your doctor before starting hypnotherapy.
Other areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
Addiction / Anxious attachment / Attachment issues / Avoidant attachment / Breakups / Building confidence / CBT / Cheating / Cocaine / Cognitive hypnotherapy / Confidence / Critical inner voice / Developing positive habits / Disorganised attachment / Depression / Driving / Dream interpretation / Dreams / Drug addiction / Emotional intimacy / Eczema / Fear of flying / Female / Gambling / Gambling addiction / Grief / Health anxiety / Hypno-psychotherapy / Hypno-psychotherapeutic counselling / Identity / Improving self-esteem / Inner child therapy / Insomnia / Jealousy / Life coaching / Low mood / Low self-confidence / Low self-esteem / Loneliness / Meditation / Memory / Mindfulness / Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) / Mood swings / Motivation / Nail biting / Negative thought patterns / Nightmares / Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) / OCD / Obsessions and compulsions / Panic attacks / Personal development / Positive mindset / Procrastination / Psychedelic integration coaching / Psychedelic integration therapy / Public speaking / Regression hypnosis / Relationship challenges / Relationship difficulties / Relationships / Relaxation / Self-hypnosis / Sense of self / Sex therapy / Sexual problems / Sexuality / Sleep anxiety / Sleep disorders / Sleep problems / Smoking / Solution focused hypnotherapy / Stress / Supervisor / Supervision / Suggestion hypnotherapy / Teeth grinding / Time line therapy / Trauma / Vaginismus / Withdrawal / Yoga Nidra
Therapies offered
Fees
£100.00 - £140.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
- Free 20-minute consultation
- £100 for a 50-minute session
- £140 for an 80-minute session
Sessions may be paid weekly or in blocks of six or eight. I offer long-term therapy on a sliding scale basis.
Book your initial consultation here:
https://francescasciandra.com/booking
When I work
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I see clients virtually and in person on Monday to Friday.
Further information
I offer a free 20-minute online consultation call. During the consultation, we can explore questions you may have about starting therapy and see if we are a good fit to work together.
Book your consultation here: https://francescasciandra.com/booking.
