Pierluigi Bellini
Integrative counsellorAbout Me
Hi - I'm Pierluigi, but everyone calls me Pier. Nice to meet you!
I have spent the past decade studying and working around the world in fields such as psychology, education, communication, marketing, and screenwriting; all with one core life purpose and passion: helping people connect to the world around them and be their best selves. Counselling and coaching helped me find a closer, individual way to accomplish this.
I bring to my work in our sessions all my experiences in different work paths, cultural environments, immigration adjustments to shape for you a unique support that blends vocational and motivational psychology with mental health counselling.
What's your purpose? What's holding you back that's in your control? What's beyond your control that you can take to redesign your life career? You are worthy of joy and pride just by being you. I can help you discover and understand better your characteristics, feelings, talents and skills to start wearing that captain hat you deserve, no matter what boat you're sailing with.
We all have the chance to grow into a life and career that will give us joy and accomplishment.
But daily life and struggles can make it really hard to prioritise this and find the way through. I'm here to help you do that in a safe, judgement-free, patient, and fun environment.
A little bit more about me: I was raised in Italy, where my interest in other cultures, languages and people developed a particular eye for storytelling that landed in a BA in Film Studies. I worked as a screenwriter to then advance in advertising where my communication strategies and campaigns won international awards and led me to opportunities to travel around the globe. Continuing my exploration of storytelling, I moved to Peru, mastering Spanish and teaching in a prestigious private university. As one of the youngest faculty members, I established a great rapport with students and started to think of a way to turn his passion for helping others into a deeper professional path such as Counselling Psychology. I chose New York to continue my journey in one of the most diverse cities in the world whilst anchoring my training in a pioneer institution like Columbia University. I speak and conduct my sessions and workshops in English, Italian, and Spanish.
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Fees
I charge £85 per session.
Sessions are 50 minutes long and we would meet on a frequency that will suit our work best, mostly weekly and fortnightly. Our work is usually short-medium term, but after an initial assessment we'll craft together our road map for your support.
I offer a limited number of reduced-fee sessions to workers and freelancers in the entertainment industry of film, theatre, television, and music.
Please contact me to have a free-of-charge preliminary conversation to get to know each other and understand what kind of work we can do together.
Training and qualifications
Pierluigi (Pier) Bellini BA, MA, MEd, MBACP
I am a counsellor, facilitator and vocational and career consultant with over 7 years of experience in mental health and career counselling, integrative psychotherapy and multicultural psychology, with experience in diverse environments such as community centres, colleges, universities and private practice around the world.
I hold a Master of Education in Mental Health Counselling and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology obtained at Columbia University in New York City (USA).
Beyond general clinical experience in treating depression, anxiety, and relationship issues, I specialise in identity concerns, vocational and career counselling, and adjustment issues; all under a multicultural counselling lens.
I enjoy exercising my creativity and passion for teaching in planning and facilitating workshops on vocational coaching and mental health and wellness, making it personalised and fun for my clients and audiences.
I also currently work managing a university counselling centre, as well as supervising counselling trainees.
I am a qualified Counsellor and a registered member of the BACP. I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice.
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