Luana Maki, BACP

Luana Maki is a non-binary integrative counsellor and psychotherapist who brings a creative, client-focused approach to supporting people through life’s difficulties. With three years of clinical experience, Luana works across a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and body image, depression, ADHD and other neurodivergences, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and caregiver stress, grief, and challenges related to non-monogamous and LGBT relationships. Luana also offers support around chronic pain, illness and disability, post-traumatic stress, and communication or family difficulties.

Skilled in blending different therapeutic methods, Luana adapts techniques to match each person’s needs rather than following a fixed script. This integrative stance draws on client-centered listening to understand the whole person, psychodynamic ideas to explore underlying patterns, and practical tools from solution-focused and mindfulness-influenced work. The result is an evolving, collaborative process that aims to help people make meaningful changes in how they feel and relate to others.

Luana holds the BACP credential, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which denotes recognised professional affiliation in the United Kingdom. They aim to create an attentive, empathetic space where individuals are met without judgement and supported to discover strengths, build resilience, and rewrite difficult chapters of their lives on their own terms.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Client-centered therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of the work, using empathic listening and collaboration to help people feel understood and to build self-awareness and agency. This approach is helpful for many concerns including relationship difficulties, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Psychodynamic therapy explores recurring patterns, early attachments, and unconscious influences that shape current feelings and relationships. It can be useful for those wanting to understand the roots of long-standing emotional patterns, trauma responses, or relational cycles.

Mindfulness therapy introduces gentle attention practices and present-focused strategies to reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation. These techniques often support stress, anxiety, chronic pain, and difficulties with concentration or overwhelm.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Luana works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts the plan as things evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter or more immediate contact is possible through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain consistency over time, and access support from home while working with registered professionals and therapists who tailor the process to each individual.