Irina Florea , BACP

Irina Florea is a counsellor who helps people dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and life changes. She works with those feeling overwhelmed, exhausted or stuck. She also supports people facing relationship and family difficulties, trauma and issues around identity and belonging. Sessions are offered in English and Romanian and take place online in the United Kingdom.

Her approach is warm and collaborative. She listens with curiosity and without judgement. Together with each person she looks at where unhelpful patterns began and tries out practical ways to feel steadier and clearer.

Irina draws on attachment ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. She uses client-centred and psychodynamic ways of working to help people make sense of their story. Gentle body-awareness and mindfulness tools are offered when nervous system regulation is needed.

Work can be short term or longer depending on the goals people bring. Sessions aim to balance support with challenge so people can try new ways of relating to themselves and others. She is LGBTQ+ affirming and open to exploring cultural or migration-related issues that affect belonging and identity.

Irina holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP. She has four years of professional experience. Practical tools, clear structure and a humane style are woven through her practice.

Outside of work she likes running, walking her dog and spending time with family and friends. She values quiet time for reading and rest.

Therapeutic approaches applied to online work

Irina commonly uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches in her online practice. Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships influence current connections and helps with feelings of abandonment, insecurity or repeating patterns in relationships. Client-Centred work focuses on listening closely and following the person’s pace so they can find their own answers and build self-trust.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice repeating themes from the past that show up now. That approach can help uncover how early experiences shape present emotions and behaviour, which is useful for issues like family of origin problems, codependency and persistent low self-worth. The choice of approach is collaborative and may shift as goals and needs become clearer.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for full conversations and non-verbal cues, while phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflection between sessions or people who find writing easier. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and travel, and the therapist will work with each person to find the best way to meet their needs.