Irina Florea , BACP

Irina Florea is a UK-based counsellor who brings a warm, clear and collaborative approach to individual and couple work, offered both online and in person. She holds BACP, a credential indicating membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and draws on four years of clinical experience to support people navigating anxiety, low self-confidence, relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma, burnout and other life transitions.

Clients who have worked with Irina have often spoken of feeling ‘‘never enough,’’ emotionally exhausted or stuck in repeating patterns. She works with curiosity and compassion to trace where those patterns began and to build practical ways to move toward steadiness, clarity and greater self-trust. Her practice is trauma-informed and attachment-focused, and she integrates somatic and nervous system-based techniques such as gentle body awareness, grounding and mindfulness alongside structured, practical tools.

Irina has experience supporting neurodiverse clients, people with ADHD, those facing complex family dynamics and people adjusting to life between cultures. Having lived through the experience of building a life in a new country herself, she is attuned to the losses and identity shifts that can come with migration and transitions, and she explores these themes with sensitivity.

Outside of her clinical work Irina enjoys running, long walks with her dog, time with her partner and friends, and quiet solo moments spent reading or listening to music. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Irina often draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and emotional safety - this approach can be helpful for people struggling with attachment injuries, relationship difficulties or feelings of abandonment. She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship and supporting clients to find their own solutions to issues like anxiety, low self-esteem and life transitions. Existential therapy appears in her practice as well, offering space to examine meaning, choice and identity when clients face uncertainty, loss or major life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Irina collaborates with each person to identify which methods feel most useful based on their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts the focus over time as the work evolves. This collaborative process helps shape a personalised plan that suits the individual or couple.

Online therapy with Irina can take place by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These remote options make it easier to access support from home or while balancing work, family and other commitments, and they allow therapists and licensed professionals to maintain continuity of care even when in-person meetings are not possible. Note that Irina is not currently accepting new clients.