Luana Maki, BACP

Luana Maki uses an integrative approach that draws on several therapeutic styles. Luana is a BACP counsellor with three years' experience. They focus on helping people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. Luana also supports people facing relationship and intimacy issues, questions around gender and sexuality, parenting concerns, ADHD and life changes.

Luana blends different ways of working to suit each person. Sessions usually start with careful listening to what matters most right now. From there Luana tailors the approach, using techniques from client-centred work, mindfulness, psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused strategies. The emphasis is on practical change as well as understanding patterns that keep problems going.

In practice this means talking through recent difficulties and tracing how earlier experiences affect current reactions. Mindfulness tools are offered to help with tension, overwhelm and unhelpful thinking. Solution-focused steps are used to build small, achievable goals between sessions.

Luana aims to make therapy feel flexible and responsive. They describe their role as someone who helps people rewrite their story rather than fitting them into a single method. Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are revisited and the approach shifts when needed.

Sessions are provided in English and take place in the United Kingdom. The subscription model used for sessions may be cancelled at any time. To begin, people are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Luana’s approaches translate to online therapy

Luana commonly draws on client-centred work and mindfulness in their practice. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening deeply and reflecting a person’s experience back so they feel heard and understood; it suits people wanting a supportive space to untangle feelings. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce stress, manage anxiety and ground people during difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work together with the person to decide which methods fit best for their needs and goals. Approaches can be adjusted session by session, so the plan evolves as things change.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online work may make it easier to keep regular appointments around work or caregiving commitments. Because formats are not specified in the biography, confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged.