Dr Massimo Fontana · Psychologist, Sexologist and Mediator
Strong on the outside. Disconnected on the inside.
Success without alignment eventually becomes exhaustion.
If you're high-functioning but emotionally burnt out, relationally strained, sexually disconnected or quietly drifting from yourself, this is where the real work begins.
What I do
This is not passive therapy
My work brings together existential psychology, cognitive therapies, family systems work and clinical sexology into one direct approach. It's built for people who are ready to confront what is misaligned.
We don't stay on the surface. We look at identity, relationships, performance, burnout, self-image and sexual self-image, because these are all connected.
The work begins with a session. From there we clarify:
- What is actually wrong
- What is driving it
- What needs to change
- What you are avoiding
Where would you like to start?
Two sides to the practice. Pick the one that sounds like you.
For you, or the two of you
Individual and couples sessions for burnout, relationships, intimacy and the sense of drifting from yourself. Online, wherever you are.
For professionals and firms
Family, civil and community mediation, and CPD training for mediators, solicitors and other practitioners who work with people in conflict.
Sessions and training
Sessions for individuals and couples, mediation for people in dispute, and training for the professionals who work with them. Everything starts with one conversation.
Individual session
A focused hour to examine what feels misaligned, through the six domains.
BookCouple session
For partners facing conflict, intimacy breakdown or a communication deadlock.
BookMediation
Family, civil and community mediation, online and in person.
Find out moreCPD training
A half-day for your mediators and lawyers, in person or online, with CPD hours included.
EnquireLearn at your own pace
Some of these are professional training with CPD. Others are for you and your relationships.
When the Room Gets Personal · 4 CPD hours
For mediators and lawyers. What your clients bring into the room, what you bring, and how to stop carrying it home.
Find out moreThe Burnt-Out Man to The Grounded Man
For men running on empty. A step-by-step programme for finding your ground again.
Join the waitlistRelationship Burnout Program
For when the relationship feels like one more job. A way back to each other that doesn't start with trying harder.
Join the waitlistWhat clients say
The first time you meet Massimo, you immediately get the sense of reassurance in his professional and calm approach. He engages issues without prejudice, which allows you to be at ease.
I.C.G
Seeing Massimo has changed my life in a very positive way. He's genuinely committed and dedicated to helping his clients achieve their goals.
D.K
He is intuitively probing and walked with me through my challenges, facilitating self-knowledge and helping me to locate and use my own inner resource with which to grow and move forward.
R.P
Free download
The RDBSMA System
A clinical framework for navigating desire, boundaries and intimacy, developed over two decades of work in psychology and sexology.
- How to identify and voice your desires clearly
- Setting and maintaining boundaries without guilt
- Navigating sexual health with transparency
- Understanding meaning and aftercare in relating
- Drawn from clinical practice, and immediately usable