About Nerissa
Nerissa Mauricio welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or uncertain about their next steps. She writes in a direct, compassionate way and encourages clients to look closely at patterns that cause distress. Her approach invites people to make sense of their experiences and find more choice in day-to-day life.
Nerissa trained at Re-Vision in North London and completed a Diploma in Integrative Transpersonal Counselling. She practised at Re-Vision's Low Cost Counselling service for three years before moving into independent practice.
How Nerissa works
She currently works online and in person in North and East London. In sessions she draws on developmental, analytic and humanistic perspectives to understand what is happening now. This often includes looking at family history, childhood environment and important relationships that shaped current patterns.
The work can involve images, metaphors, dreams, story and drawing to access material that feels hard to put into words. She also pays attention to the body, sometimes using movement and breath work to notice what is held there. The focus is on helping people name what is unspoken and to discover practical steps forward.
Nerissa aims to create space for people to feel less isolated and more able to make changes. People come to her for a wide range of issues, including stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship concerns. She supports exploration of identity, loss and challenging life transitions, helping each person find what fits for them.
Nerissa lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Nerissa works with
The areas below are the ones Nerissa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Nerissa’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current emotional patterns and how those patterns show up in close connections. It can help when people notice repeated relationship difficulties or feel unsure about trust and closeness.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening carefully and following the person’s pace. It aims to help people feel heard, to clarify what matters to them and to build self-directed change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nerissa will discuss different ways of working and decide with the client which approach fits their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change as the work deepens.
If you are thinking about online therapy, check the exact session formats before booking since options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around daily life, reduce travel time and allow quicker access to support. It can also permit sessions that use images, drawings or shared reflections in ways that suit the individual. Registered or accredited professionals can help you choose what will work best for practical and emotional needs.
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