What's in a name?

I decided to call my counselling practice 'Alba Counselling and Psychotherapy' for a few reasons...

Alba was my mother's name and has always been a name that I love.

My own name, Cinzia, can be a little difficult for people to pronounce sometimes until they know it (Chin- see- ah...think 'CH' like ciao). It's an Italian name but I am British born.

Alba also means 'dawn' or 'sunrise' in Italian and I love the way that this translates into counselling...signifying that even after the darkest of times, counselling can bring light back into your life and a sense of possibility even when things have felt really tough.