Ilaria Calussi

UKCP Registered Family & Systemic Psychotherapist

Association Family Therapy member

BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist

Msc, MA, H Bsc Psych, Dip Counselling

Founder & Director - MindsTree

I am an experienced psychotherapist working with individuals, couples and families facing complex psychological and relational challenges. My work is grounded in systemic and attachment-based thinking and informed by developmental neuroscience, with sustained attention to how relational histories, identity, social context and life stress shape psychological experience.

I trained in Systemic Family Therapy at King’s College London and in Gestalt Psychotherapy at The Gestalt Centre, London. My clinical training is complemented by additional qualifications in trauma-informed approaches, including CBT and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), alongside specialist training in autism-informed practice and Video Interaction Guidance. This breadth allows me to work with depth and flexibility across presentations that are developmentally, relationally and socially complex.

I currently work as a Specialist Psychotherapist within the NHS National Autism Unit and have held senior roles within children and family mental health services. I have extensive experience supporting families with complex needs, including those involved with statutory services, where attachment disruption, trauma, neurodevelopmental difference and systemic stressors intersect. I am experienced in working collaboratively with social care and other multi-agency professionals where appropriate to support safe, contained and developmentally informed intervention.

In private practice, I work with adults, couples and parents seeking sustained psychological change. This may involve addressing trauma, navigating relational impasse, understanding neurodivergence, or working through periods of high stress and transition. My approach is structured, reflective and clinically rigorous, while remaining relationally attuned and collaborative.

I have particular experience supporting neurodivergent individuals, LGBTQIA+ clients, and parents and carers of autistic and/or ADHD children. I also work with individuals operating in high-responsibility and high-visibility roles — including senior leaders, high-performing professionals and artists such as actors — where sustained performance, scrutiny and responsibility intersect with complex relational and psychological demands.

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