Giovanni (Arnie) Rodia
Calm, practical support for anxiety and addiction
About Giovanni
Giovanni (Arnie) Rodia works from practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and addiction. He uses straightforward language and calm listening to create a space where people can talk about difficult experiences. Giovanni is a BACP counsellor with three years of professional experience in therapeutic settings.
He focuses on issues such as trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, and problems tied to addiction. Giovanni also supports people dealing with social anxiety, feelings of guilt or shame, and attachment or abandonment worries.
Background and approach
He aims to help clients notice their strengths and use them to make gradual changes. Sessions tend to be conversational and paced to the person’s needs. Giovanni pays attention to how life experience shapes thoughts, strong feelings and behaviour.
He encourages practical steps alongside talking, so progress is tracked in small, clear ways. Giovanni understands that starting therapy can feel scary. He aims to build a calm, non-judgemental setting where people feel heard.
He invites clients to bring what matters most to them and to set goals together. People choose Giovanni for his clear, down-to-earth manner and focus on real-life problems. He works with adults in the United Kingdom and delivers sessions in English.
He can offer video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
What Giovanni works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches work online
Giovanni uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and understanding. One common approach helps people spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with clearer, more helpful thoughts - this suits anxiety, low mood and social fears. Another approach concentrates on patterns in relationships and attachment, helping people understand why they react strongly and try new ways of relating to others to reduce distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Giovanni will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice means therapy can be adapted as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video lets you use visual cues for a fuller conversation, phone can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quicker check-ins and text messaging supports brief updates between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, study or family life while maintaining continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Narcissism
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
