Antonio Danzi
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING
English-speaking psychotherapy in Milan — supporting expats, students, and internationals adjusting to life abroad.
About Me
Welcome. I am a bilingual and bicultural counselor and psychotherapist with many years’ experience supporting adults through emotional challenges, life transitions, and the complexities of living between cultures. My aim is to offer a safe and supportive space where your experiences can be explored with care.
Whether you are navigating life abroad, coping with anxiety, facing grief or trauma, or reflecting on identity and relationships, therapy can provide the time and understanding needed to make sense of your situation and move towards meaningful change.
Areas of Expertise
Anxiety, Low Mood, and Depression
I support adults experiencing anxiety, persistent low mood, or depression. In therapy, we explore both current challenges and the underlying emotional and relational patterns that contribute to these difficulties. Through reflective work, you can better understand your triggers, identify patterns, and develop strategies to cope more effectively with anxiety, low mood, and depression, fostering balance and emotional wellbeing in daily life.
Grief, Loss, and Trauma
I offer a safe and supportive space to process grief, loss, and the effects of trauma. Therapy helps you navigate intense emotions, understand how past experiences impact your present, and work through the personal and relational impact of loss. Together, we focus on healing, building resilience, and integrating difficult experiences in a way that supports long-term emotional wellbeing.
Anger and Relationship Difficulties
Outbursts, emotional shutdown, difficulty expressing needs, or recurring conflict. I help clients explore the emotional roots of anger, often linked to early relationships, identity, and cultural experiences.
LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
Therapy in a safe, non-judgmental space for LGBTQIA+ clients. I support individuals around identity, coming out, belonging, family dynamics, and navigating visibility or invisibility in different cultural contexts.
Focus, Motivation, and Academic Stress
I work with adults and young people struggling with attention, motivation, or performance-related stress, often linked to anxiety, perfectionism, or emotional avoidance.
Therapeutic Approach
My work is rooted in a relational psychodynamic model, which explores how early experiences shape present-day patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating. I also draw on trauma-informed principles to ensure the therapeutic space is attuned to your pace, needs, and safety.
You do not need to have a clear problem or diagnosis to begin therapy. We can start with a conversation.
Cultural and Professional background
I come from a large cross-cultural family spread across the world, and I understand both the rewards and the challenges of living between cultures. I grew up in southern Italy and spent much of my professional life in the UK. These experiences shape how I connect with the expats, students, and internationals I work with in Milan and online.
I completed postgraduate training in counselling and psychotherapy, and I am registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (UK) and AssoCounseling (Italy).
I trained at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in London, one of the UK’s leading institutions for psychodynamic psychotherapy. I am a registered member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and of the Italian Association of Counselling (AssoCounseling).
Working Together
Sessions are available in Milan and online. I work with clients on a short-term or longer-term basis depending on their needs and circumstances.
Online Therapy
I provide online therapy through the Zoom platform and offer a flexible and safe space to explore your concerns.
Face to Face Therapy
I provide face to face therapy from my consulting room in the Porta Romana area of Milan. Depending on suitability, I also offer sessions outdoors in green spaces.
Curriculum Vitae
2020 – Qualifying Course in Inter-cultural Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London – British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
2012 – Postgraduate Diploma, Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust / University of Essex, London
2010 – Certificate of Higher Education, Psychodynamic Counselling and Organisational Dynamics
Birkbeck, University of London
2007 – Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling
Scuola di Formazione al Counseling di Psicotecnica srl, Milan
Professional Registrations:
British Psychoanalytic Council (UK) – Reg. No. 24848
AssoCounseling (Italy)
My experience includes:
- Public Health Psychological Services in the UK
- University Counseling and Wellbeing Services: Bocconi University and IES Abroad Milan, University of Bristol, UK
- Mental health services in non-profits
- Clinical supervision for University of Exeter, UK doctoral students
Let’s Talk
Taking the first step is often the hardest, but you don’t have to do it alone. Whether you are ready to book a session or just have a few questions, feel free to reach out. I read every message personally and will get back to you within 24 hours.