Irina Florea, BACP

Irina Florea is a counsellor who works with people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, grief, relationship strain and low self-esteem. She offers a calm, collaborative way to look at patterns that keep things stuck. Her approach aims to help people feel steadier and more confident in day-to-day life.

Irina uses gentle, practical methods to make sense of past experiences and how they affect the present. She pays attention to attachment and trauma, and brings somatic practices like grounding and mindful body awareness into sessions. These tools are used alongside talking therapies to help with regulation and coping.

Her style is warm and clear. Sessions are collaborative - she listens, asks questions and offers structure and practical steps. People who have felt emotionally exhausted, stuck in people-pleasing cycles, or struggling with imposter feelings work through where those patterns began and how to change them.

Irina is experienced in working with neurodiversity, ADHD, burnout, complex family issues and cross-cultural transitions. She is affirming of LGBT identities and attentive to how relocation or living between cultures can affect belonging and identity.

She holds BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Irina has four years of practice experience and blends psychodynamic, attachment-based and client-centred ideas to suit each person’s goals.

To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability. The process is presented as flexible with options for shorter or longer-term work depending on what is needed.

Therapeutic approaches that suit online work

Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns of closeness and trust. Online sessions can help people notice repeating dynamics and practise different ways of connecting and setting boundaries. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and the person's own goals; the counsellor offers a non-judgemental space and follows the client’s pace to clarify feelings and values. Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and the anxieties that come with big life transitions, helping people face uncertainty and find direction.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change as work progresses, and sessions will be shaped collaboratively rather than imposed.

If you are considering online work, please confirm the available session formats before booking. The main practical benefit of online sessions is flexibility - they can fit into a busy day and reduce travel time. Online work also makes it easier to maintain continuity across moves or life changes. For some people, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can feel less demanding than video; for others, video is preferred because visual connection helps the conversation. The counsellor will discuss what works best and adapt the approach to fit everyday life.